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    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.

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Silence is a source of great strength.

Silence is a source of great strength.

by Lao Tzu 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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When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]

When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]

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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.

by Aristotle Found in: Silence Quotes,
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The more you know the less you need to say.

The more you know the less you need to say.

by Jim Rohn 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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Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]

Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]

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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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Silence gives consent.

Silence gives consent.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Silence Quotes,
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