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- phrase
Peace andquiet have greatvalue . - phrase Often the best
choice is to say nothing.
Etymologies
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Calque of the Latin silentium est aurum ("silence is gold"), from silentium ("silence") and est ("it is") the third person form of sum ("I am") and aurum ("gold").
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