Template:Did you know nominations/Speech is silver, silence is golden

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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 14:07, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Speech is silver, silence is golden

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... that the proverb speech is silver, silence is golden has been attributed to "wise men of old", and it has been traced to Arabic texts over a millennium old? Source: Wasserstein (1999)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1773 Phipps expedition towards the North Pole

Improved to Good Article status by Piotrus (talk). Self-nominated at 07:30, 21 May 2021 (UTC).

GA passed 19 May; long enough; within policy. Hook is 170 characters; broadly interesting; and has citation. QPQ done. Offline reference AGF. FunkyCanute (talk) 15:53, 21 May 2021 (UTC)