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    But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when
    it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we
    give no just occasion for them.

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Silence is a friend who will never betray.

Silence is a friend who will never betray.

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Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

by Richard Flecknoe Found in: Silence Quotes,
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And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks,
silent as the shadows.

And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks,
silent as the shadows.

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There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.

There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Three things are ever silent--Thought, Destiny, and the Grave.

Three things are ever silent--Thought, Destiny, and the Grave.

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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to read more

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

by Cato Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Great souls endure in silence.

Great souls endure in silence.

by Friedrich Schiller Found in: Silence Quotes,
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If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

by Calvin Coolidge Found in: Silence Quotes,
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He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.

He had occasional flashes of silence that made his conversation perfectly delightful.

by Sydney Smith Found in: Silence Quotes,
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