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"She was in a terrible marriage and she couldn't talk to anyone. He used to hit her, and in the beginning she told him that if it ever happened again, she would leave him. He swore that it wouldn't and she believed him. But it only got worse after that, like when his dinner was cold, or when she mentioned that she'd visited with one of the neighbors who was walking by with his dog. She just chatted with him, but that night, her husband threw her into a mirror."

"Sometimes you can't speak, not because others won't let you, but because you are afraid of what you'll say."

"You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword."

"I was working in silence seeking no appreciation or respect from any one. And it is always the silence from which great literature is born."

"Silence is the best music when you are in need of silence and music is the best silence when you are in need of music!"
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"If you understand others you are smart.If you understand yourself you are illuminated.If you overcome others you are powerful.If you overcome yourself you have strength.If you know how to be satisfied you are rich.If you can act with vigor, you have a will.If you don't lose your objectives you can be long-lasting.If you die without loss, you are eternal."

"In pursuit of knowledge, every day something is acquired. In pursuit of wisdom, every day something is dropped."

"The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small."
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