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An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of m

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. – Walter Bagehot

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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other peoples minds. – Walter Bagehot

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Among provocatives, the next best thing to good preaching is bad preaching. I have even more thoughts during or enduring it than at other times. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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