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βBe mostly silent, or speak merely what is needful, and in few words.
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From Section XXXIII (Higginson translation) of The Enchiridion. Read the surrounding argument as well as the excerpt; its historical language and philosophical assumptions shape its meaning.
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Source: The Enchiridion , Section XXXIII (Higginson translation)
Edition: Thomas Wentworth Higginson translation Β· Translated by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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