A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.
If you're asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom's temple.
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
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.
