Proper

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

~ Plutarch

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I think silence is often a much better approach than speaking up.  Often.  Very, very often.  A lot of people don't use that approach.  And - we all know - that even one person not using silence when silence is necessary and good can disrupt a moment, a meeting or a month.  Or longer.

I don't necessarily believe that all things ought to go unsaid, however.  Like on Downton Abbey.  There are times when those people could communicate a little better, I believe.  But they're so focused on being proper that they don't always communicate well.

Of course if they weren't so focused on being proper they could lose control.  Then it would become Wanton Abbey.  (pause)  Which a lot of people would probably still watch.