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True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

Approximate author period: c. 1681 AD · renaissance

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William Penn
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Approximate author period: c. 1681 AD · renaissance
Approximate author-period evidence for William Penn: life dates 1644 to 1718. Wikidata Q209152, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209152 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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