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Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged-- keep on-- there are divine things, well envelop'd; I read more
The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first; Be not discouraged-- keep on-- there are divine things, well envelop'd; I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.
If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.
If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
Silence is a source of great strength.
Silence is a source of great strength.
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; read more
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
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.
