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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 Quotes)

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

Source:Impressions of Theophrastus Such (1879), (William Blackwood & Sons, ed. 1879), Chapter IV. A Man Surprised at his Originality, Page 97
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  • Born: November 22, 1819 - December 22, 1880
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