“To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny”
George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States
“Calumnies are answered best with silence.”
Volpone (1606), Act II, scene ii
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“Silence is the best answer for those who do not want to understand.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Il silenzio è la miglior risposta a chi non vuol capire.
Source: prevale.net
“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)
“Silence, is one of the most incisive answers.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Il silenzio, è una delle risposte più incisive.
Source: prevale.net
“The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic, but to end the injustice.”
Paul Robeson (1898–1976) American singer and actor
“But there is greater comfort in the substance of silence than in the answer to a question.”
Thomas Merton (1915–1968) Priest and author
“Sometimes silence can be the strongest and most compassionate answer.”
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 131
“Euripides was wont to say, "Silence is an answer to a wise man."”
Plutarch (46–127) ancient Greek historian and philosopher
Of Bashfulness
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.”
Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist