Idiom
speech is silver, silence is golden
Meaning
Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Remember that speech is silver, silence is golden when you feel like complaining.”
“During the heated argument, he remembered that speech is silver, silence is golden and chose to say nothing at all.”
“In the face of such intense provocation, the diplomat wisely recalled that speech is silver, silence is golden, and maintained a calm, strategic composure.”
Examples
simple
“Remember that speech is silver, silence is golden when you feel like complaining.”
contextual
“During the heated argument, he remembered that speech is silver, silence is golden and chose to say nothing at all.”
complex
“In the face of such intense provocation, the diplomat wisely recalled that speech is silver, silence is golden, and maintained a calm, strategic composure.”
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