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Quote by Thomas Carlyle
When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a

When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. – Thomas Carlyle

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Men seldom, or rather never for a length of time and deliberately, rebel against anything that does not deserve rebelling against. – Thomas Carlyle

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A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason. – Thomas Carlyle

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The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. – Arabic Proverb

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Honk if you hate noise pollution. – Author unknown, as seen on a bumper sticker

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

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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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