English Explanatory Dictionary

speech is silver, silence is golden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Not saying anything is often better than speaking too much or saying something inappropriate.

Word forms

speech is silver, silence is golden speech is silver, but silence is golden speech is silver, silence is gold

Related words

silver tongue golden silence loose lips sink ships
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