A Quote by Annie Besant

Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.

Annie Besant

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Annie Besant
English - Philosopher
October 1, 1847 - September 20, 1933

It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad, and it is better still to sit with the good than alone. It is better to speak to a seeker of knowledge than to remain silent, but silence is better than idle words.

Muhammad

Jonathan Swift wrote that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. It is also better to repeat yourself and be thought a scold than to speak only once and never be heard.

Hugh Hewitt

I am jealous of those who think more deeply, who write better, who draw better, who ski better, who look better, who live better, who love better than I.

Sylvia Plath

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Unknown

When we tell little white lies, we become progressively color-blind. It is better to remain silent than to mislead.

James E. Faust

It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.

Saint Francis de Sales

Better to remain silent and thought a fool, than to speak out and confirm that you didn't do the assigned readings before the strategic planning retreat.

Abraham Lincoln

It is better that great peoples should seek out glory, or even vanity, in their deeds, than that they should remain indifferent . For even if they are not incited to act upon virtuous principles, at least there is the saving grace that they will do things they might not have done had not vanity prompted their actions.

Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

I want to be a better parent than I had. Even though my mom was absolutely amazing. Her and I are still best friends to this day. I think that the next generation should always be better and better.

Ashley Graham

Now, knowing better, we can act better, we can live better, and give the animals, our children and ourselves a true reason for hope and celebration.

Will Tuttle

I remain convinced that the most valuable use of time for a newly published author is to write a second book that's even better than the first, and a third that's better than the second, and on and on.

Suzanne Brockmann

I think the world is always improving and always not improving. I think that both are simultaneously happening all the time. I don't think it's one motion unfortunately - I wish we could say it's better, better, better - but I think it's better, bad, better, bad - you know?

Eve Ensler

Sometimes a people lose their right to remain silent when pressured to remain silent.

Criss Jami

The violence we do to ourselves in order to remain faithful to the one we love is hardly better than an act of infidelity.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

No one knows how Donald came to be who he is better than his own family. Unfortunately, almost all of them remain silent out of loyalty or fear. I'm not hindered by either of those.