“To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny”
George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States
“Silent — the best are silent now.”
Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse (1855)
Context: But — if you cannot give us ease —
Last of the race of them who grieve
Here leave us to die out with these
Last of the people who believe!
Silent, while years engrave the brow;
Silent — the best are silent now. Achilles ponders in his tent,
The kings of modern thought are dumb,
Silent they are though not content,
And wait to see the future come.
They have the grief men had of yore,
But they contend and cry no more.
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English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector… 1822–1888Related quotes
Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools
Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse (1855)
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The Unexpressed.
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Silver.
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Pindar (-517–-437 BC) Ancient Greek poet
οὔ τοι ἅπασα κερδίων
φαίνοισα πρόσωπον ἀλάθει᾽ ἀτρεκής·
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι.
Nemean 5, line 16-8; page 222. (483 BC?)