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In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Born: Jul 12, 1817
Died: May 6, 1862

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Silence, Words, About, Misunderstanding, Understood, Tragedy, Begins, Human, Intercourse

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