It is tact that is golden, not silence.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.
Silence is the wit of fools.
Silence is the virtue of fools.
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the delight of life, which they are thenceforth to rule.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
Silence is refreshment for the soul.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Silence is not only golden, it is seldom misquoted.