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Quote by Francis Beaumont
It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. – Francis Beaumont

Other quotes by Francis Beaumont

Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep. – Francis Beaumont

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Fear
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Faith without works is like a bird without wings though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven. – Francis Beaumont

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Silence is more eloquent than words. – Thomas Carlyle

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To silence another, first be silent yourself. – Latin Proverb

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Not merely an absence of noise, Real Silence begins when a reasonable being withdraws from the noise in order to find peace and order in his inner sanctuary. – Peter Minard

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Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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