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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 the most powerful scream.

Silence is the most powerful scream.

by Proverb Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.

by George Eliot 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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Silence is the virtue of fools.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Silence Quotes,
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If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

by Austin O'malley Found in: Silence Quotes,
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A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.

A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.

by John Dryden Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Under all speech that is good for anything three lies a silence
that is better. Silence is deep as read more

Under all speech that is good for anything three lies a silence
that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow
as Time.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Silence Quotes,
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When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]

When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]

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The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them read more

The silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them known only to those who read them with desire and enthusiasm. Silent, passive, and noiseless though they be, they yet set in action countless multitudes, and change the order of nations.

by Henry Giles Found in: Silence Quotes,
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