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In some causes silence is dangerous.

Quietness is the beginning of virtue. To be silent is to be beautiful. Stars do not make a noise.

I fail frequently - I just try to keep it quiet.

Silence is the unbearable repartee.

Some of the most powerful times are when we're quiet.

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

Silence remains, inescapably, a form of speech.

While silence can in some circumstances bespeak noble self-control, it can also signify suppression, oblivion or cowardice.