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“Both were silent, but the very way in which they were silent, in which they were sitting together, was expressive of confidential intimacy; each of them seemed not even to be thinking of his companion, while secretly rejoicing in his presence.”
Ivan Turgenev
Silence
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Intimacy
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Friendship
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Presence
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Understanding
2.
“There are some moments in life, some feelings; one can only point to them and pass by.”
Ivan Turgenev
Moments
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Feelings
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Life
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Transience
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Silence
3.
“What’s the point of talking and thinking about the future which for the most part doesn’t depend on us? If the opportunity arises to do something-great, and if it doesn’t at least you’ll be glad you didn’t chatter about it beforehand.”
Ivan Turgenev
Action
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Future
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Silence
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Opportunity
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Patience
4.
“Looking about me, listening and recalling what the day had been like, I suddenly felt a secret unease in my heart and raised my eyes to the sky, but even in the sky there seemed to be no tranquillity. Dotted with stars, it constantly quivered and danced and shivered.”
Ivan Turgenev
Unease
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Sky
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Reflection
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Chaos
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Silence
5.
“However much you knock at nature’s door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.”
Ivan Turgenev
Nature
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Mystery
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Human Limits
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Silence
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Understanding
6.
“Oh, breathe not his name! let it sleep in the shade, Where cold and unhonour’d his relics are laid.”
Charles Lamb
Silence
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Memory
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Honor
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Loss
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Reflection
7.
“The Muses were dumb while Apollo lectured.”
Charles Lamb
Muses
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Apollo
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Silence
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Knowledge
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Inspiration
8.
“If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?”
Steven Wright
Mimes
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Silence
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Comedy
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Irony
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Humor
9.
“The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.”
Steven Wright
Friendship
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Connection
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Silence
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Understanding
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Comfort
10.
“Isn’t the best way to save face to keep the lower part shut?”
Steven Wright
Silence
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Wisdom
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Communication
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Humor
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Advice
11.
“If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?”
Steven Wright
Mime
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Silence
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Humor
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Dark
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Irony
12.
“Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door went nuts.”
Steven Wright
Silence
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Sound
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Irony
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Absurdity
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Performance
13.
“I used to be a narrator for bad mimes.”
Steven Wright
Narrator
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Mimes
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Silence
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Performance
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Irony
14.
“If you can’t hear me, it’s because I’m in parentheses.”
Steven Wright
Parentheses
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Silence
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Grammar
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Language
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Humor
15.
“If you are at peace with who you are and where you are in life, you cut out all the noise! While everyone still shouts, your peace silences all of them for you.”
Ankur Warikoo
Peace
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Identity
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Contentment
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Silence
,
Self-acceptance
16.
“Every time I declared to the world that I am going to win, I invariably lost. Every time I shut the f up and worked, I invariably did well.”
Ankur Warikoo
Humility
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Work
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Success
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Effort
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Silence
17.
“Nirvana is the complete silencing of concepts.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
Nirvana
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Silence
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Concepts
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Enlightenment
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Liberation
18.
“Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
Silence
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Peace
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Awareness
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Mindfulness
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Clarity
19.
“Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.”
Pythagoras
Silence
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Mind
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Wisdom
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Learning
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Reflection
20.
“Silence is better than unmeaning words.”
Pythagoras
Silence
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Speech
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Wisdom
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Meaning
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Restraint
21.
“Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.”
Pythagoras
Speech
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Silence
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Wisdom
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Value
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Reflection
22.
“If you’re asked: What is the silence? Respond: It is the first stone of the Wisdom’s temple.”
Pythagoras
Silence
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Wisdom
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Reflection
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Knowledge
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Serenity
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“It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.”
Pythagoras
Speech
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Silence
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Wisdom
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Meaning
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Restraint
24.
“Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.”
Pythagoras
Silence
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Words
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Meaning
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Speech
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Thought
25.
“A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.”
Pythagoras
Foolishness
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Speech
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Wisdom
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Silence
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Judgment
26.
“It is better to be silent, than to dispute with the Ignorant.”
Pythagoras
Silence
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Wisdom
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Argument
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Ignorance
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Peace
27.
“Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.”
Pythagoras
Silence
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Meditation
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Listening
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Growth
,
Wisdom
28.
“Silence is an answer to a wise man.”
Plutarch
Silence
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Wisdom
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Understanding
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Thought
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Insight
29.
“Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.”
Plutarch
Silence
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Wisdom
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Speech
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Timing
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Thoughtfulness
30.
“The talkative listen to no one, for they are ever speaking. And the first evil that attends those who know not to be silent is that they hear nothing.”
Plutarch
Silence
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Listening
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Wisdom
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Speech
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Awareness
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