The less said the better.

Explain yourself without gestures. The moment you gesticulate, you look common.

Too many words are lit for a beast of burden.

Keep your mouth shut, and close up the doors of sight and sound, and as long as you live you will have no vexation. But open your mouth, or become inquisitive, and you will be in trouble all your life long.

He who holds his tongue will be saved.

In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.

Ten doors are opened if one door be shut: the finger is the interpreter of the dumb man's tongue.