The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.
Caddie Woodlawn's FamilyIn individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th CenturyUbi boni, malum prosperat (Where good men are silent, evil prospers)
The God Stealer and Other Stories