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The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
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.]
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
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.
I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.
I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.
When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]
When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]
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.
