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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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In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Silence is medication for sorrow. – Arab Proverb

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Silence is a source of great strength. – Lao Tzu

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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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