Silence and tact may or may not be the same thing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.
To communicate through silence is a link between the thoughts of man.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
Silence is the wit of fools.
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
While silence can in some circumstances bespeak noble self-control, it can also signify suppression, oblivion or cowardice.
Silences have a climax, when you have got to speak.
Silence is also conversation.