I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual now-a-days to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot
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Listen more than you talk. Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves speak.
There's a real wisdom to not saying a thing.
We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much.
Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
The less you talk, the more you're listened to.
We seldom repent of speaking little, very often of speaking too much: a vulgar and trite maxim, which all the world knows and, but which all the world does not practice
Seriously, these days I tend to shut up in terms of external analysis and DO try to let things speak for themselves, while still trying to get some depth into them.
It seems like when I don't talk so much, people praise my performances more.
