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Too often people are afraid of sitting in silence. Each thinks he or the others should be continually talking, continually throwing sentences at each other. If the silence does fall and remains a little while, they feel awkward, uneasy, as if they were not doing what was expected of them. It is a sign of human weakness that a person feels he or she must continuously be vocal should someone else be present.

-- Notebooks Category 24: The Peace within You > Chapter 4 : Seek the Deeper Stillness > # 189