Reticence Quotes

Reticence Quote of the day

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

Theres that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.

Whatever deficiencies the leaders of the American Revolution may have had, reticence, fortunately, was not one of them.

Reticence may be an elderly doctrine to preach, yet from the artistic point of view I am sure it is a sound one. Reticence conduces to effect, blatancy ruins it.

Silence does not always mark wisdom.

Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.

I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter.

Man's chief moral deficiency appears to be not his indiscretions but his reticence.

One must be as clear as one's natural reticence allows one to be.

The name Shatner is Austrian and partly Germanic, and there's Germanic reticence and silence perhaps, but there is passion underneath.

She was a dark, unenduring little flower - yet he thought he detected in her some quality of spiritual reticence, of strength drawn from her passive acceptance of all things. In this he was mistaken.

Reticences are as revealing as avowals.

A sound marriage is not based on complete frankness; it is based on a sensible reticence.

Many times in life I've regretted the things I've said without thinking. But I've never regretted the things I said nearly as much as the words I left unspoken.

It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.

When it comes to letting the world in on the secrets of his heart, he has about as much shrinking reticence as a steam calliope.

The right to reticence seems earned only by having nothing to hide.

A judicious reticence is hard to learn, but it is one of the great lessons of life.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Reticence was clearly a national characteristic, even if the other person spoke French.

You know you're about as forthcoming as a mime.

Keep your problems to yourself, if its too much for you, kill it slowly till it disappears from your life.

There should be a little gap between you and your friends, though you'll miss their companionship and you'll also miss their disrespect.

Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl.

You should try not to talk so much, friend. You'll sound far less stupid that way.- Breeze