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If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.

If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.

Francis Quarles
Wise, Silence, Desire
Francis Quarles (1844). “Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles”, p.63

The voice of humility is God's music, and the silence of humility is God's rhetoric.

Francis Quarles
Humility, Voice, Silence
Francis Quarles (1844). “Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles”, p.91

Let the words of a virgin, though in a good cause, and to as good purpose, be neither violent, many, nor first, nor last; it is less shame for a virgin to be lost in a blushing silence than to be found in a bold eloquence.

Francis Quarles
Silence, Purpose, Lasts
Francis Quarles (1844). “Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles”, p.80

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