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Back of the sound broods the silence, back of the gift stands the giving;
Back of the hand that receives thrill the sensitive nerves of receiving.

— Richard Realf

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To sin by silence, when we should protest,
Makes cowards out of men.

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There are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of esteem for silence.

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