Silence speaks volumes

Meaning: What is not said can be more meaningful than what is.

Origin: Modern English proverb, though similar ideas exist in ancient wisdom traditions.

Translations

• French: Le silence en dit long (literally: Silence says a lot)
• Spanish: El silencio habla más que las palabras (literally: Silence speaks more than words)
• Japanese: 沈黙は雄弁より雄弁 (Chinmoku wa yūben yori yūben) (literally: Silence is more eloquent than eloquence)

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