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Silence is the perfect expression of scorn.

— George Bernard Shaw

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  3. There are no secrets except the secrets that keep themselves.
  4. Life is not meant to be easy, my child but take courage: it can be delightful.
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  6. You use a glass mirror to see your face: you use works of art to see your soul.
  7. You see things; and you say Why? But I dream things that never were; and I say Why not?
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Topics in this quote

  • communication
  • behavior
  • emotion
  • scorn
  • silence
  • social behavior

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