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The heart beats louder and the soul hears quicker in silence and solitude.

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Wendell Phillips
Age: 72 †
Born: 1811
Born: November 29
Died: 1884
Died: February 2
Jurist
Lawyer
Politician
Boston
Massachusetts
Heart
Louder
Quicker
Hears
Solitude
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Silence
Soul

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Example acquires tenfold authority when it speaks from the grave.
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