English Dictionary

silence is golden

ことわざ

Peace and quiet have great value. / Often the best choice is to say nothing.

日本語の意味

沈黙は金、すなわち、静けさや静寂には大きな価値があり、時には何も発言しないことが最善の選択であるという意味。

When the argument grew heated, she remembered that silence is golden and stepped away.

議論が白熱したとき、彼女は静けさは何よりも貴重だと思い出してその場を離れた。

意味（1）

Peace and quiet have great value.

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

意味（2）

Often the best choice is to say nothing.

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