The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves
together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and read more

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves
together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and
majestic, into the daylight of Life, which they are thenceforth
to rule.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space read more

An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space in the world song that can never be filled.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with
comprehension.

I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with
comprehension.

Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.

Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.