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The more you know the less you need to say.
The more you know the less you need to say.
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
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.
Great souls endure in silence.
Great souls endure in silence.
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.
A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.
A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.
