Keep silent for the most part, speak only when you must, and then briefly. Epictetus (AD 55 – 135), Greek philosopher and teacher
He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent. Cato the Elder (234 BC – 149 BC), Roman senator and historian
Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed. Pindar, (522 BC – 443BC), Greek lyric poet
Our ancestors valued silence. Shouldn’t we?