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True communication depends upon our being straightforward with one another... But the best way to communicate may be just to sit without saying anything.
True communication depends upon our being straightforward with one another... But the best way to communicate may be just to sit without saying anything.
Approximate author period: c. 1937 AD · modern
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- Shunryu Suzuki
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- Approximate author period: c. 1937 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Shunryū Suzuki: life dates 1904 to 1971. Wikidata Q572599, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q572599 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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