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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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Silence is the most powerful scream.

Silence is the most powerful scream.

by Proverb Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.

Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.

by Anon. Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Silence is a friend who will never betray.

Silence is a friend who will never betray.

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The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged-- keep on-- there are divine things, well envelop'd; I read more

The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged-- keep on-- there are divine things, well envelop'd; I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.

by Walt Whitman Found in: Silence Quotes,
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All Heaven and Earth are still, though not in sleep,
But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.

All Heaven and Earth are still, though not in sleep,
But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.

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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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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.

by Thomas Carlyle 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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The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.

The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.

by Aristotle Found in: Silence Quotes,
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