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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

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

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All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite. – Elbert Hubbard

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Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment. – Henry David Thoreau

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