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The more you know the less you need to say.
The more you know the less you need to say.
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.
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.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
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.
Silence is the virtue of fools.
Silence is the virtue of fools.
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.
If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.
If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.
