Silence is golden

Cultural  

1. Silence is of great value.

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silence is golden Idioms  

1. Keeping one's mouth shut is a great virtue, as in Don't tell anyone else about it—silence is golden. Although this precise phrase was first recorded only in 1848, it is part of a much older proverb, “Speech is silver and silence is golden.”

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Example Sentences

As the proverb tells us, “Speech is silver, silence is golden.”

From Literature

So when Shiv comes at Greg, putting him in his place for trying to wrangle her away from the newscast set, he responds with, "Got it. Sorry. I guess my only question would be if anything did come to pass in terms of you and he," – referring to Matsson – "You know, silence is golden. Like, how golden? Is there any offer?"

From Salon

The players, though, are starting to realize that silence is golden.

From Washington Times

Dear Amy: I’m responding to that crazy question from “Silence is Golden,” who was insisting that all of her wedding guests must wear yellow, and that she wanted to have a “silent reception.”

From Washington Post

“Please it goes further than you would want to know. Silence is golden. I am staying silent,” read Hilton’s second text.

From Los Angeles Times