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If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
The more you know the less you need to say.
The more you know the less you need to say.
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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 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 silent influence of books, is a mighty power in the world; and there is a joy in reading them read more
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.
