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Silence is the mother of Truth.
Silence is the mother of Truth.
Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!
Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!
What she doesn't say is just as important as what she does say -- but there's so much more of read more
What she doesn't say is just as important as what she does say -- but there's so much more of it. I think from now on I'm going to stick to what she actually does say because I don't have that kind of time.
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.
He sees only night, and hears only silence.
[Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.]
He sees only night, and hears only silence.
[Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.]
The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.
The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.
Sometimes silence is not golden--just yellow.
