Quote by Edward Hoagland
Silence is exhilarating at first - as noise is - but there is a sw

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 question of whether its Gods green earth is not at center stage, except in the sense that if so, one is reminded with some regularity that He may be dying. – Edward Hoagland

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Conservation
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To relive the relationship between owner and slave we can consider how we treat our cars and dogs — a dog exercising a somewhat similar leverage on our mercies and an automobile being comparable in value to a slave in those days. – Edward Hoagland

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Slavery
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True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of tracks in the snow. – Edward Hoagland

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Solitude
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Other Quotes from
Silence
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And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. New Testament – Bible

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Silence

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

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Silence

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart. – Author Unknown

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Silence

Silence implies consent. – Proverb

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Silence

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