Elbert Hubbard on silence
Elbert Hubbard115 quotes“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.”
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Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
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Elbert HubbardElbert Hubbard The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
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There’s no need to suffer in silence – share how you’re feeling, ask how someone is doing and listen for the answer, be willing to ask for help when you need it, and know that we are all in this together.
Ed SheeranEd Sheeran Don’t tell anyone what you got planned they won’t understand it or will try to prevent it. Be great in silence. The magic is within your creation, not within the opinion. Strive to be better than what anyone expects.
Chris BrownChris Brown The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.
Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.
Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte Let my thoughts come to you, when I am gone, like the afterglow of sunset at the margin of starry silence.
Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine Albright It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
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