We must distinguish between speaking to deceive and being silent to be reserved. Voltaire
In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent. Joseph Joubert
She knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near. John Steinbeck
We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attractive. Being silent isn't being strong, it's being a victim. Jane Powell
Although the stars do not speak, even in being silent they cry out. John Calvin
Speaking is silver, being silent is gold. Dutch Proverb