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The deepest rivers make least din,
The silent soule doth most abound in care.
The deepest rivers make least din,
The silent soule doth most abound in care.
The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.
The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.
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.
An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space read more
An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space in the world song that can never be filled.
The more you know the less you need to say.
The more you know the less you need to say.
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.
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when
it is made the reply to calumny read more
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.
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.
