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Speech is silver but silence is golden.
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It means silence is good so take the the to listen to all of natures sounds. The phrase 'Silence is Golden' can be true at times. Sometimes it's good to keep quiet, but sometimes people need to speak up. Silence can be nice when someone doesn't want to talk about something or should keep something secret. As Thomas Carlyle said, "Speech is silvern, Silence is Golden." It means that speech is like silver or money, in that speech only lasts a while, but silence is golden and lasts an eternity.
This phrase means that sometimes it is better to remain silent than to speak, especially in situations where speaking could cause harm or create issues. Silence can be seen as valuable, as it allows for reflection, understanding, and avoiding unnecessary conflict.
The original proverb quotes that Speech is silver, but silence is golden. There is no certain origin. It is known that similar quotes were known to the ancient Egyptians. It appears in English in the 14th Century as 'silence is good' and again in the early 18th Century in English from a phrase translated from German. As silence has long been accepted in religious circles, a Bible of 1382 quotes that 'silence is made in Heaven'
The first example in English was by the poet Thomas Carlyle who translated the phrase from German in Sartor Restarus dated 1831. 'Sprecfien ist silbern, Shweigen ist golden
The duration of Speech of Silence is 2700.0 seconds.
Speech of Silence ended on 2008-07-21.
"Speech is silver, but silence is gold." This statement contrasts the qualities of speech and silence to emphasize their different values. Antithesis is a figure of speech that juxtaposes two contrasting ideas in a balanced structure to create emphasis and highlight the differences between them.
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