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Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
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.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]
When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how read more
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls.
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.
If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.
If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.
