“To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.”
More from Will Durant on Wisdom
“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”
“The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.”
“Nothing is often a good thing to do and always a good thing to say.”
“One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.”
“Bankers know that history is inflationary and that money is the last thing a wise man will hoard.”
“Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”