It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it
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A selected quote by Francis Beaumont.
It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it
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It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese
Speech is of Time, Silence is of Eternity.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.