“Whatever is silenced will clamor to be heard, though silently.”
Source: The Handmaid's Tale
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Context: It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.