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Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed. — William Wetmore Story
An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space in the world song that… — Charles de Lint
Today the guns are silent. A great tragedy has ended. A great victory has been won. The skies no longer rain with death - the… — Douglas MacArthur
There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time. — Sophie Swetchine
During war, the laws are silent. — Quintus Tullius Cicero
When your woman gives you the silent treatment, say you're sorry, or you'll find out how truly sorry you are when her monologue resumes. — Wes Fesler
All was silent as before - All silent save the dripping rain. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Children are often the silent victims of drug abuse. — Rick Larsen
The past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and skills to save… — Kofi Annan
Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue. — Henry Fielding
Despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, [the death of a parent] dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise us and may… — Joan Didion
I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent. — Confucius
Just as an octopus may have his den in some ocean cave, and come floating out a silent image of horror to attack a swimmer,… — Arthur Conan Doyle
What is this self-inside us, this silent observer, severe and speechless critic, who can terrorize us, and urge us onto futile activity, and in the… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. — Baruch Spinoza
What if in my waking hours a sound should ring through the silent halls of hearing? ... Would the bow and string tension of life… — Helen Keller
There is in every miracle a silent chiding of the world, and a tacit reprehension of them who require, or who need miracles. — John Donne
For both parties in a controversy, the most disagreeable way of retaliating is to be vexed and silent; for the aggressor usually regards the silence… — Friedrich Nietzsche
It is most difficult to speak when we are ashamed of being silent. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Standing on that platform, I said a silent prayer. I thanked God for giving me the strength and the opportunity to come back, to play… — Magic Johnson
Here a pretty Baby lies Sung asleep with Lullabies: Pray be silent, and not stirre The easie earth that covers her. — Robert Herrick
Out of the bosom of the Air, Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken, Over the woodlands brown and bare, Over the harvest-fields forsaken,… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Our ego is our silent partner...too often with a controlling interest. — Cullen Hightower
Perhaps all music, even the newest, is not so much something discovered as something that re-emerges from where it lay buried in the memory, inaudible… — Jean Genet
Look at the earth crowded with growth, new and old bursting from their strong roots hidden in the silent, live ground, each seed according to… — Emily Carr

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