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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 silente man still suffers wrong.

The silente man still suffers wrong.

by Unattributed Author 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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These be three silent things: The Falling snow... the hour before the dawn... the mouth of one just dead.

These be three silent things: The Falling snow... the hour before the dawn... the mouth of one just dead.

by Adelaide Crapsey Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.

by Margaret Lee Runbeck 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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Speech is great; but silence is greater.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

by Thomas Carlyle 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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Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; read more

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

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I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Silence Quotes,
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