“Silence is an answer in the eyes of the wise.”
Euripidés (-480–-406 BC) ancient Athenian playwright
Unidentified Plays, Fragment 977
Variant translation: Silence is true wisdom's best reply. (See Discussion page for sourcing information)
“Euripides was wont to say, "Silence is an answer to a wise man."”
— Plutarch
Of Bashfulness
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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