It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
There is a lot of silence in me, and I feel that silence is often better than spoken words.
I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.
I am rather inclined to silence.
To be silent is to be passive.
Lots of people aren't comfortable with silences. They feel they've got to fill the dead air.
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is safer than speech.