Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. — George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
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Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

— George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
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But far more numerous was the herd of such,Who think too little, and who talk too much. — John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel
All is a-swarm with commentaries: of authors there is a dearth. — Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
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