hold one's tongue

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The vast moral importance of being able to hold one's tongue, the golden resources of silence, should be emphasized by the teacher.

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And then, seeing these things, people want a—well, better hold one's tongue!

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That night I spake to Sonnlein kindly but firmly, reminding him how poorly it accorded with his manhood's estate to indulge in such levity; that even if he could not always agree with the hair-splitting speculations of our worthy superintendent, it were surely wiser to hold one's tongue lest that unruly member poison all our peace.

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Oh, there's plenty of mystery about it all; and, once more, it's better to hold one's tongue!

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At least this once, one could hold one's tongue.

From Time Magazine Archive