If you see a man prolong his silence and avoid the people, [then] draw near to him, for [by doing so] he teaches wisdom.
Tag: silence
How beautiful silence is in sensitive matters
How beautiful silence is in sensitive matters; for how many [people] have we seen whose words have ruined them, and [yet] we have never seen anyone whose silence has ruined him.
No illness is more dangerous than telling lies
There are no provisions better than taqwa, and nothing is better than silence, and no enemy is more harmful than ignorance, and no illness is more dangerous than telling lies.