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Quote by Walter Bagehot
An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings

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

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It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. – 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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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. – Cato The Elder

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Silence is exhilarating at first – as noise is – but there is a sweetness to silence outlasting exhilaration, akin to the sweetness of listening and the velvet of sleep. – Edward Hoagland

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The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. – Arabic Proverb

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Silence is the mother of truth. – Benjamin Disraeli

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