Sayings

Speech is silver, silence is golden

This page is about the saying "Speech is silver, silence is golden"

Possible meaning:
Speaking is good but saying nothing is better. Discretion can be worth more than even eloquent words.

Note:
speech (noun): the act of speaking | silver (noun): a greyish-white precious metal | gold (noun): a yellow precious metal (more valuable than silver) | This proverb is also found as: "Speech is silver but silence is golden."

Quick Quiz

If it's true that "speech is silver, silence is golden", then words can be

a. less valuable than no words

b. as valuable as no words

c. more valuable than no words
a) less valuable than no words b) as valuable as no words c) more valuable than no words

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Contributor: Josef Essberger