Thursday, November 12, 2026

The eloquence of silence

That silence is one of the great arts of conversation is allowed by Cicero himself,
who says, there is not only an art, but even an eloquence in it.

        Hannah More, Essays on Various Subjects, Thoughts on Conversation

 

 

 

 

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