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Quote: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence



 
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Quote: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:56 am   Quote: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence
 

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.

Can someone please tell me the meaning of the above sentence?
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Meaning of the quote #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:18 pm   Meaning of the quote
 

Hi Daemon,

I would suggest this means: What we tend to remember in life is not what our enemies said but what was left unsaid by our friends, that they didn't say anything unpleasant.

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Quote: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence #3 (permalink) Tue May 25, 2010 2:08 am   Quote: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence
 

I somewhat agree with Alan but i would take this approach.

In the long run it is not the cruel things that others say to us that matter. It is the fact that our friends stood there in silence and watched without trying to defend us.
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