Quotes about silence
silence suffering
Silence in times of suffering is the best. John Dryden
silence asks denied
Not to ask is not be denied. John Dryden
silence midnight
Hushed as midnight silence. John Dryden
silence speak conspiracy
A Conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words. John Lennon
silence teeth mouths
Me and my big mouth! I'd get rid of it, only it's such a handy place to keep my teeth. Jimmy Durante
silence world quiet
The most boring thing in the world? Silence. Justin Timberlake
silence solitude loner
I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness. Karen Armstrong
silence would-be speech
It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility. Joseph Conrad
silence determined quiet
History is written by the victors, the strongest, the most determined. Truth is found most often in the silence, in the quiet places. Kate Mosse
silence cricket deeper
Silence And a deeper silence When the crickets Hesitate Leonard Cohen
silence littles noise
A little noiseless noise among the leaves, Born of the very sigh that silence heaves. John Keats
silence speech might
As the Swiss inscription says: Sprechen ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden,- "Speech is silvern, Silence is golden;" or, as I might rather express it, Speech is of Time, Silence is of Eternity. John Keats
silence produce eloquence
What manly eloquence could produce such an effect as woman's silence? Jules Michelet
silence kind argument
Silence is one of the hardest kind of arguments to refute. There is no good substitute for wisdom; but silence is the best that has yet been discovered. Josh Billings
silence blunders
Silence never makes any blunders. Josh Billings
silence noise stills
Silence is a still noise. Josh Billings
silence world golden
Silence is said to be golden, but the best fools the world has ever produced had nothing to say on the subject Josh Billings
silence shadow sun
When we walk in the sun our shadows are like barges of silence. Mark Strand
silence solitude chatter
Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion. Marilu Henner
silence matter idle-chatter
The things that really matter don't mix with idle chatter. Mose Allison
silence causes silent
Tis best to be silent in a bad cause. Ovid
silence secret faults
To be silent is but a small virtue; but it is a serious fault to reveal secrets. Ovid
silence feelings mind
Women have seldom sufficient employment to silence their feelings; a round of little cares, or vain pursuits frittering away all strength of mind and organs, they become naturally only objects of sense. Mary Wollstonecraft
silence speak lifetime
After a lifetime of silence, it is difficult then to speak. Marya Hornbacher
silence way okay
Silence is a way of saying: we do not have to entertain each other; we are okay as we are. Martha Grimes
silence important stills
There are things that can only happen through you when you are still. Silence is often the most important work you can do. Martha Beck
silence dumb soul
There is the dumb silence of slumber or apathy... the fertile silence of awareness, pasturing the soul... the silence of peaceful accord with other persons or communion with the cosmos. Paul Goodman
silence female woven
Silence is deeply woven into the fabric of female experience, Rachel Simmons
silence criticism world
They criticize the silent ones. They criticize the talkative ones. They criticize the moderate ones. There is no one in the world who escapes criticism. Nhat Hanh
silence my-favorite conditions
I came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition. Mike Nichols
silence heavy beads
There is nothing worse than silence, strung like heavy beads on too delicate a conversation. Jodi Picoult
silence sitting sound
Seeing her sitting there unresponsive makes me realize that silence has a sound. Jodi Picoult
silence would-be obedience
If we knew how often the obedience of others is affected by our own, and how often our stepping forth soon brings forth a whole platton of helpers, and how often our speaking forth soon creates a chorus - we would be even more ashamed of our slackess and our silence. Neal A. Maxwell