silence is golden

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

Peace and quiet have great value.
Often the best choice is to say nothing.

Equivalents

Españolel silencio es oro por la boca muere el pez

Françaisle silence est d'or

DeutschReden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold Schweigen ist Gold

12 more languages

العربيةاَلسُّكُوتُ مِن ذَهَبٍ

Češtinamlčeti zlato mluviti stříbro, mlčeti zlato

Dansktale er sølv, tavshed er guld

Ελληνικάη σιωπή είναι χρυσός

Suomipuhuminen on hopeaa, vaikeneminen kultaa

Magyarhallgatni arany

Italianoil silenzio è d'oro

日本語沈黙は金沈黙は金雄弁は銀言わぬが花雄弁は銀、沈黙は金

Македонскимолчењето е злато

Polskimilczenie jest złotem mowa jest srebrem, a milczenie złotem

Portuguêso silêncio é ouro

ไทยพูดไปสองไพเบี้ย นิ่งเสียตำลึงทอง

Examples

“"[I] adore good music, I hate ⟳ bad, and I despise mediocre. Silence is golden, indeed, compared with poor music."”

“But I have ⟳ spoken long enough. There are times when silence is golden, and one of those times is at hand.”

“I shouldn't lower myself to respond ⟳ to the personal attacks on me, but silence, as the current scandal plaguing the federal administration shows, isn't golden.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

silence is oppression silence is violence silici- silico- silver plate simio-

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