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The most precious things in speech are the pauses.
The most precious things in speech are the pauses.
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.
The silente man still suffers wrong.
The silente man still suffers wrong.
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.
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.
It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
It is better to be silent, and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...
Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...
