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Quotation from On the Choice of Books by Thomas Carlyle
“Silence is the eternal duty of a man”
On the Choice of Books, Rectorial Address, Edinburgh, 2 April 1866 (against 'wind and tongue') (Project Gutenberg #13435)
Part of his attack on vocal education and fine speech without truth.
Citation: "Silence is the eternal duty of a man" — Thomas Carlyle, On the Choice of Books, Rectorial Address, Edinburgh, 2 April 1866 (against 'wind and tongue') (Project Gutenberg #13435). (id on-the-choice-of-books-q6)
