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 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.

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

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

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.

Great souls endure in silence.

Great souls endure in silence.

There are haunters of the silence, ghosts that hold the heart and
brain.

There are haunters of the silence, ghosts that hold the heart and
brain.

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.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

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.