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Blaise Pascal1 quote
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't say anything. — Blaise Pascal · 1662Francois de La Rochefoucauld1 quote
Silence is the best tactic for him who distrusts himself. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld · 1678George Eliot1 quote
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot · 1879Publilius Syrus1 quote
I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCSamuel Beckett1 quote
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. — Samuel Beckett · 1969Thomas Carlyle1 quote
Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time. — Thomas Carlyle · 1838Zeno of Citium1 quote
The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less. — Zeno of Citium · 430 BC