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Edward Bulwer-Lytton: Power is so characteristically calm that calmness in itself has the aspect of…

Power is so characteristically calm that calmness in itself has the aspect of power. And forbearance implies strength.

In today’s wordsReal power is so calm that calmness itself looks like power, and restraint shows strength.

Edward Bulwer-LyttonCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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