Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read more

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.

Great souls endure in silence.

Great souls endure in silence.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong

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.

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.

Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.

There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.

There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.

When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]

When they hold their tongues they cry out.
[Lat., Cum tacent clamant.]

To return to the subject. (Literally, "to our mutton.")
[Fr., Revenons a nos moutons.]

To return to the subject. (Literally, "to our mutton.")
[Fr., Revenons a nos moutons.]

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.