“Silence is deep as Eternity, Speech is shallow as Time.”
1830s, Sir Walter Scott (1838)
As the Swiss inscription says: Sprechen ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden
Bk. III, ch. 3.
1830s, Sartor Resartus (1833–1834)
Bk. III, ch. 3.
1830s, Sartor Resartus (1833–1834)
“that which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time.”
Source: The Home and the World
“To maintain immaculate speech, often times silence is required.”
"Where Epics Fail: Aphorisms on Art, Morality & Spirit" (2018)
“Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.”
Of Discretion.
Proverbial Philosophy (1838-1849)
“There was silence deep as death,
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.”
Battle of the Baltic (1805), st. 2 http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.asp?poet=3042&poem=17248; a poem about the Battle of Copenhagen
“Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.”
How to Talk With Practically Anybody About Practically Anything (1970).
