“Silence is a fence around wisdom.”
Source: Hilkhot De'ot (Laws Concerning Character Traits), Chapter 2, Section 5, p. 33
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Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 414.
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“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.
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“Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”

Muhammad Kulayni, Usūl al-Kāfī, vol.2, p. 124.
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“Wisdom never learned silence, and it is most annoying when least wanted.”
Source: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974), Chapter 10, p. 272.