Quotes about silence
silence assumption absolute-certainty
All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility. John Stuart Mill
silence library brightness
The studious silence of the library ... Tranquil brightness. James Joyce
silence mind ears
Hark, how chimes the passing bell! There's no music to a knell; All the other sounds we hear, Flatter, and but cheat our ear. This doth put us still in mind That our flesh must be resigned, And, a general silence made, The world be muffled in a shade. James Shirley
silence harder
There are silences harder to take back than words. James Richardson
silence sorrow best-food
Silence is sorrow's best food. James Russell Lowell
silence wish desperation
The desperation meeting the silence with its unmasked wish. Libba Bray
silence soul suffering
Great souls suffer in silence. Friedrich Schiller
silence soul endure
Great souls endure in silence.
silence three behaviour
When I asked Robert Spitzer about the possibility that he'd inadvertently created a world in which ordinary behaviours were being labelled mental disorders, he fell silent. I waited for him to answer. But the silence lasted three minutes. Finally he said, 'I don't know. Jon Ronson
silence logic speak
What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence. Ludwig Wittgenstein
silence facts said
In fact nothing is said that has not been said before. Terence
silence praise enough
Their silence is enough praise.
silence
There's no match for the silence of GOD. Nicole Krauss
silence silence-is
I don't meditate. Silence is golden though. Nas
silence spirit christ
There was good reason for the silence of the Holy Spirit as to how,when, in what form Christ ordained the apostles, the reason being to show the indifferency of all forms of words John Wycliffe
silence matter idle-chatter
The things that really matter don't mix with idle chatter. Mose Allison
silence slides silent
Shallow brooks murmur most, deep and silent slide away. Philip Sidney
silence mind literature
Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing. Philip Roth
silence world lasts
Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me. Marlee Matlin
silence answers understood
Now he understood. This was death. Death was a silence that gave back no answer. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
silence feelings restraint
The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence. Marianne Moore
silence lines ifs
Read between the lines.Then meet me in the silence if you can. May Sarton
silence attention sound
The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time. Maureen Dowd
silence telling-the-truth leading-me
The truth will lead me to all. Maya Angelou
silence answers fool
Silence is the best answer to a fool. Nnedi Okorafor
silence refuge silence-is
Silence was his escape, but silence is rarely a refuge. Mitch Albom
silence noise comfort
Why are we embarassed by silence? What comfort do we find in all the noise?
silence movement eloquence
What I am seeking... is a motionless movement, something equivalent to what is called the eloquence of silence... Joan Miro
silence ifs
If you don't have music, you have silence. There is power in both. Joan Baez
silence response refuse
To refuse to respond is in itself a response. Madeleine L'Engle
silence sides communion
Deepest communion with God is beyond words, on the other side of silence.
silence way vibrations
It was the same way with silence. This was more than silence. A deaf person can feel vibrations. Here there was nothing to feel.
silence silent said
Never be silent with persons you love and distrust," Mr. Carpenter had said once. "Silence betrays. Lucy Maud Montgomery