Thomas Fuller Quotes

It is not every question that deserves an answer.

It is well for one to know more than he says.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words.

You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

He lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of a man, his own tongue.

Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.

Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.

Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi)

Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth of what he said.

Every question does not deserve an answer.

It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.

Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly.

Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time.

Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.

Everything must not always be said, for that would be folly.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

All truth is not to be told at all times.