Verb
be silent (third-person singular simple present is silent, present participle being silent, simple past was silent, past participle been silent)
To refrain from speaking; to say nothing. (This entry is a translation hub.)
It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real. Ignatius of Antioch
Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. Victor Hugo
Sometimes you have to be silent to be heard. Stanisław Jerzy Lec
There is a time to speak and a time to be silent. English Proverb
Let the giver be silent and the receiver speak. Portuguese Proverb
Our parents taught us to speak and the world taught us to be silent. Czech Proverb