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    Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.

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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.

by Sir J Davies 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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Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]

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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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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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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.

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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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In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

by Meister Eckhart Found in: Silence Quotes,
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Three things are ever silent--Thought, Destiny, and the Grave.

Three things are ever silent--Thought, Destiny, and the Grave.

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