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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves. -

Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves. – Thomas Carlyle

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Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere. – Thomas Carlyle

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You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword. – Samuel Johnson

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A silent mouth is melodious. – Proverb

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Better than silence is? – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Everybody should be quiet near a little stream and listen – Ruth Krauss (1901–1993), Open House for Butterflies, 1960

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