silence is golden

silence is golden
Sometimes in the fuller version speech is silver, but silence is golden.

1865 W. WHITE Eastern England II. ix. Silence is golden, says the proverb. We apprehend the full significance..in some lone hamlet situate amid a ‘thousand fields’.

1923 A. HUXLEY Antic Hay xx. Silence is golden, as her father used to say when she used to fly into tempers and wanted to say nasty things to everybody within range.

2002 Washington Post 4 Apr. C13 (Mother Goose & Grimm comic strip) ‘What I don’t understand is..how can campaign money be free speech..but silence is golden?’


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  • silence is golden — see ↑silence, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑golden silence is golden used to say that it is often better to remain silent than to speak • • • Main Entry: ↑silence * * * ˌsilence is ˈgolden f5 idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Silence Is Golden — Album par Hushpuppies Sortie 5 novembre 2007 Enregistrement en studio Durée 41 minutes 19 secondes Genre(s) rock garage, indie Producteur(s) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Silence is Golden — Album par Hushpuppies Sortie 5 novembre 2007 Enregistrement en studio Durée 41 minutes 19 secondes Genre rock garage, indie Producteur Hushpup …   Wikipédia en Français

  • silence is golden — It is often better to say nothing than to talk, so silence is golden …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • silence is golden — silence is wonderful, silence is peaceful    After a day of teaching grade two students, silence is golden …   English idioms

  • silence is golden — ► silence is golden proverb it is often wise to say nothing. Main Entry: ↑silence …   English terms dictionary

  • Silence is Golden EP — Infobox Album | Name = Silence Is Golden EP Type = EP Artist = A Thorn for Every Heart Released = October 19, 2004 Recorded = 2003 Genre = Alternative Post Hardcore Length = 21:22 Label = Producer = Reviews = This album = Silence is Golden EP… …   Wikipedia

  • silence is golden —    It is often better to say nothing than to talk, so silence is golden.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • silence is golden — silence is a wonderful thing, silence is good …   English contemporary dictionary

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