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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.
Great souls endure in silence.
Great souls endure in silence.
And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks,
silent as the shadows.
And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks,
silent as the shadows.
The deepest rivers make least din,
The silent soule doth most abound in care.
The deepest rivers make least din,
The silent soule doth most abound in care.
The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.
The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.
Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!
Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!
There are haunters of the silence, ghosts that hold the heart and
brain.
There are haunters of the silence, ghosts that hold the heart and
brain.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]
