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Calvin Coolidge, President Of The United States   “I have never been hurt by what I have not said.”   Most people hope that they have the right words to say at the right time, but have you ever contemplated the value of silence? Silence is probably the most underused form of speech. We somehow think we can make things better if we explain something more. This is clearly not always the case. It is possible to lose a sale, or a customer altogether if you keep on talking after the deal has been accepted. You can cause additional grief at a funeral by talking too much when you are nervously trying to comfort someone. It’s even possible to cause wars when somebody like a President talks too much. President Coolidge had so little to say, his nickname was “Silent Cal”. I think we can learn a little from him on this point. In Episode 10 of Daggers Of The Mind, I told of another time when silence was just what was needed. Here is an excerpt: When my father-in-law was ill and coming to the end of his life, he had an ol