"Silence is not the absence of sound, but the absence of self."

-- Anthony de Mello

#Self Quotes #Silence Quotes #Sound Quotes

“I had a microscopic eye for the blemish, for the grain of ugliness which to me constituted the sole beauty of the object.”
“I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.”
“The difference between Democrats and Republicans is: Democrats have accepted some ideas of Socialism cheerfully, while Republicans have accepted them reluctantly”
“I am a friend of Adventist people and a lover of truth.”
“Artists, by definition innocent, don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back.”
“Nobody had ever instructed him that a slave-ship, with a procession of expectant sharks in its wake, is a missionary institution, by which closely-packed heathen are brought over to enjoy the light of the Gospel.”
“Be melting snow. Wash yourself of yourself.”
“No, sir, th' dimmycratic party ain't on speakin' terms with itsilf. Whin ye see two men with white neckties go into a sthreet car an' set in opposite corners while wan mutthers Thraiter an' th' other hisses Miscreent ye can bet they're two dimmycratic leaders thryin' to reunite th' gran' ol' party.”

Source : "Mr. Dooley Discusses Party Prospects" (1901)

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