William Shakespeare Quotes About Silence
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Speak low, if you speak love.
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My grief lies all within, And these external manners of lament Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured soul.
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Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues.
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I do know of these That therefore only are reputed wise For saying nothing.
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Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence, But never tax'd for speech.
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Silence is the perfect herald of joy.
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The rest, is silence.
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Silence is the perfectest herault of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much.
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Through the forest have I gone. But Athenian found I none, On whose eyes I might approve This flower's force in stirring love. Night and silence.--Who is here? Weeds of Athens he doth wear: This is he, my master said, Despised the Athenian maid; And here the maiden, sleeping sound, On the dank and dirty ground. Pretty soul! she durst not lie Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy. Churl, upon thy eyes I throw All the power this charm doth owe. When thou wakest, let love forbid Sleep his seat on thy eyelid: So awake when I am gone; For I must now to Oberon.
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Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much. Lady, as you are mine, I am yours: I give away myself for you and dote upon the exchange.
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What, gone without a word? Ay, so true love should do; it cannot speak, For truth hath better deeds than words to grace it.
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Silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried, and a maid not vendible.
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Talkers are no good doers.
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Be checked for silence, But never taxed for speech.
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The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.
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