#reticence

I said nothing—I hadn’t known Marya, and anyway, “listening quietly” was my general social strategy ↗

— John Green

#socialism

You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way. - Breeze ↗

— Brandon Sanderson

#remaining-silent #reticence #humor

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. ↗

— Mark Twain

#cats #dogs #grace #reticence #words

I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter. ↗

— Lewis Carroll

#remaining-silent #reticence #silence #talking

There are many men in London, you know, who, some from shyness, some from misanthropy, have no wish for the company of their fellows. Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals. It is for the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started, and it now contains the most unsociable and unclubbable men in town. No member is permitted to take the least notice of any other one. Save in the Stranger's Room, no talking is, under any circumstances, allowed, and three offenses, if brought to the notice of the committee, render the talker liable to expulsion. My brother was one of the founders, and I have myself found it a very soothing atmosphere. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#comfort #diogenes-club #misanthropy #mycroft-holmes #quietness

Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken. ↗

— Lisa Kleypas

#remaining-silent #reticence #communication

Never miss a good chance to shut up. ↗

— Will Rogers

#funny #reticence #silence #funny

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. ↗

— George Eliot

#blessings #loquacity #remaining-silent #reticence #silence

It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide. ↗

— Honoré de Balzac

#psychology #remaining-silent #reticence #silence #gossip

There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously. ↗

— Lisa Guerrero

#initial #reticence #seriously #some #take