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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! 
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.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.
He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.
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.
The silente man still suffers wrong.
The silente man still suffers wrong.
 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. 
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let read more
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.