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    Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the
    wise.
    [Fr., Le silence est l'esprit des sots, et l'une des vertus du
    sage.]

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The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

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Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.

Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.

by Marcel Marceau Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute read more

Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence. The great Sufi poet Rumi wrote, "Only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being.

by Deepak Chopra Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, read more

Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying.

by Johannes Tauler Found in: Silence Quotes,
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He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.

He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

by Mother Teresa Found in: Love Quotes, Silence Quotes,
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The silente man still suffers wrong.

The silente man still suffers wrong.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Silence Quotes,
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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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I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.

I am better able to retract what I did not say than what I did.

by Ibn Gabirol Found in: Silence Quotes,
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