{UAH} Quote of the Early Fathers and Christians of the Church (33AD to 750AD):

The brethren who were assembled said to Abba Pambo, "Say something to the Archbishop, so that he may be edified." The old man said to them, "If he is not edified by my silence, he will not be edified by my speech."

Sayings of the Desert Fathers (300-500AD) on Silence Mini-Bio: variations from well-organized monasteries to the solitary ascetial life of monks and hermits of Egypt.

Paul Mugerwa