#silence

Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. ↗

— Francis Beaumont

#avoid #injury #more #noble #overcome

Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence. ↗

— Dorothy Dix

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We believe... that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts. ↗

— Alfred Jarry

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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#know #me #sharper #silence #sword

The most profound statements are often said in silence. ↗

— Lynn Johnston

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Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. ↗

— Helen Keller

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I couldn't imagine a day without music. It relaxes and stimulates me in equal measure and I hate the sound of silence - the concept, I mean, not the track by Simon and Garfunkel. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

#day #equal #equal measure #hate #i

If we don't bear witness as citizens, as people, as individuals, the right that we have had to life is sacrificed. There is a silence, instead of a speaking presence. ↗

— Jane Rule

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Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts. ↗

— Margaret Lee Runbeck

#between #conversations #counts #friends #make