Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

George Eliot

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Topic

Silence is golden Tact and discretion

Author

George Eliot

Source

The Impressions of Theoprastus Such

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1879 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Eliot, George. Impressions of Theophrastus Such. Edinburgh/London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1879, ch. 4.

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Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1746 1740s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
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Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1746.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1746." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.