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speech is silver, but silence is golden
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Japanese Meaning
話すことには価値があるが、時として黙ることでより大きな価値や賢さを示すという教訓 / 発言することも重要だが、適切な場面では沈黙することが賢明であるという意味 / 口にすることが銀にたとえられ、黙ることが金、すなわち時と場合により沈黙することが最良の対応であるという考え
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Alternative form of speech is silver, silence is golden
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speech is silver, but silence is golden
When deciding whether to speak up during the meeting, I reminded myself that speech is silver, but silence is golden, so I listened instead.
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When deciding whether to speak up during the meeting, I reminded myself that speech is silver, but silence is golden, so I listened instead.
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