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Quote by Samuel Johnson
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword. – Samuel Johnson

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Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult. – Samuel Johnson

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Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference. As gold which he cannot spend will make no man rich, so knowledge which cannot apply will make no man wise. – Samuel Johnson

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Silence is the mother of truth. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Silence is a fence around wisdom. – German Proverb

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Honk if you hate noise pollution. – Author unknown, as seen on a bumper sticker

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You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind. – Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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