Keeping one's mouth shut is a great virtue; it is often wiser to say nothing.
Examples:
- Don't tell anyone else about it—silence is golden.
Origin: first recorded 1848; part of older proverb 'Speech is silver and silence is golden'
Keeping one's mouth shut is a great virtue; it is often wiser to say nothing.
Examples:
Origin: first recorded 1848; part of older proverb 'Speech is silver and silence is golden'