Silence is golden

Meaning: Sometimes it's better to say nothing.

Origin: Arabic proverb, popularized in English by Thomas Carlyle in 1831.

Translations

• French: Le silence est d'or (literally: Silence is of gold)
• Spanish: El silencio es oro (literally: Silence is gold)
• Japanese: 沈黙は金 (Chinmoku wa kin) (literally: Silence is gold)

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