Silence
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Silence is a source of great strength.
No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly.
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
For too long, our society has shrugged off bullying by labeling it a 'rite of passage' and by asking students to simply 'get over it'. Those attitudes need to change. Every day, students are bullied into silence and are afraid to speak up. Let's break this silence and end school bullying.
Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us: voice, silence, eyes; half-covered fires burn all the brighter.
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