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    I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

    by Cato 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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Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!

Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!

by Richard Flecknoe Found in: Silence Quotes,
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A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

A moment of silence is not inherently religious.

by Sandra Day O'connor Found in: Silence Quotes,
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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.

by Charles Delint Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

by Mark Helprin Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

by Charles De Gaulle Found in: Silence Quotes,
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But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when
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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.

by Joseph Addison 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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It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.

by Kin Hubbard Found in: Silence Quotes,
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