“Silence is a great wisdom.”
Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 414.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, General
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“Silence is one of the gates to wisdom.”
Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 523.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, General
“Silence is a fence around wisdom.”
Source: Hilkhot De'ot (Laws Concerning Character Traits), Chapter 2, Section 5, p. 33
“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.”
“Silence does not always mark wisdom.”
“Aphorisms respect the wisdom of silence by disturbing it, but briefly.”
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Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.78, p. 355.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, General
“Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”
Muhammad Kulayni, Usūl al-Kāfī, vol.2, p. 124.
Regarding Knowledge & Wisdom, General
“Wisdom never learned silence, and it is most annoying when least wanted.”
Source: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974), Chapter 10, p. 272.