詞源

仿譯自拉丁語 。

諺語

1. 沉默是金：
   1. 保持沉默是一種美德。
      • 1877, Charles Reade, The Woman Hater, ch. 21:

        "I adore good music, I hate bad, and I despise mediocre. Silence is golden, indeed, compared with poor music."

   2. 保持沉默通常是最好的選擇。
      • 1897, Horatio Alger, Walter Sherwood's Probation, ch. 2:

        But I have spoken long enough. There are times when silence is golden, and one of those times is at hand.