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I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches

I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. – Cato The Elder

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Now all my teachers are dead except silence. – W.S. Merwin

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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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There are times when silence has the loudest voice. – Leroy Brownlow

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Silence is the true friend that never betrays. – Confucius

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