Jennifer Weiner Quotes

Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.

Never miss an opportunity to shut up.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

An Englishman's never so natural as when he's holding his tongue.

If you're not sure of what to say, don't say anything.

I don't know where, or by whom, Judge Wapner was raised, but my parents taught me, when you don't have something nice to say about someone, say nothing.

Never miss an opportunity to keep your damn mouth shut.

Dishonesty is not the only alternative to honesty. There is also the highly underrated virtue of shutting up.

Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi)

If you can't manage courtesy, try silence.

A diplomat is a man who thinks twice before he says nothing.

Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

It is more comfortable for me, in the long run, to be rude than polite.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

It is well for one to know more than he says.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

I've learned I'm not lying by not saying anything, so I just don't say it anymore.

It illustrates vividly my incapacity of knowing when to be silent and when to speak.

Minimum information given with maximum politeness.

Forbear to mention what thou canst not praise.

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.