George Eliot Quotes

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

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.

Think a lot, say little, and write nothing.

He who keeps his own counsel keeps his affairs in his own hands.

Never say more than is necessary.

Sometimes you can tell a wise person not only by what he says but also by what he doesn't say. Remember, it is much better to say little than to say too much and regret it later.

Sometimes you usually know the point where to keep your mouth shut.

A wise woman keeps her hands firmly in her pockets and does not accidentally unzip anything, including her mouth.

The wise hand does not all the tongue dictates.

The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.

Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.

Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

Never explain, never complain.

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

Never complain and never explain.