Quotes about silence
silence logic speak
What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence. Ludwig Wittgenstein
silence safe silent
Be silent and safe-silence never betrays you. John Boyle O'Reilly
silence allies shame
Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker. Sophocles
silence ornaments silence-is
Silence is an ornament for women.
silence sorrow events
To me so deep a silence portends some dread event; a clamorous sorrow wastes itself in sound.
silence ornaments silence-is
Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
silence truth-is found
Truth is not found by knowledge, it is found by silence. And knowledge is noisy. Rajneesh
silence needs silent
All that you need is just to be silent and listen to existence.
silence criticism citizens
I am... for freedom of the press, and against all violations of the Constitution to silence by force and not by reason the complaints or criticisms, just or unjust, of our citizens against the conduct of their agents. Thomas Jefferson
silence politics habit
Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.
silence elegy
A word is elegy to what it signifies. Robert Hass
silence flags obstacles
Beware of the danger signals that flag problems: silence, secretiveness, or sudden outburst. Sylvia Porter
silence pebbles wreckage
The silence drew off, baring the pebbles and shells and all the tatty wreckage of my life. Sylvia Plath
silence want blackness
All I want is blackness. Blackness and silence.
silence may
In these silences something may rise Stephen King
silence nightfall lost
Silence is like nightfall. Objects are lost in it insensibly. Sophie Swetchine
silence secret matter
No matter how grave the secret, how imperative absolute silence, someone would always feel the urge to confess, and an unleashed secret is a terrible force. Tea Obreht
silence understanding divinity
Silence is the demon's trap, and the more one is silenced, the more terrible the demon; but silence is also the divinity's mutual understanding with the single individual. Soren Kierkegaard
silence world modern
If I could prescribe only one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence.
silence intuition vampire
In the dead silence, all the details suddenly fell into place for me with a burst of intuition. Something Edward didn't want me to know. Something that Jacob wouldn't have kept from me.... It was never going to end, was it? Stephenie Meyer
silence soul feelings
Silence has sometimes a remarkable power of showing itself as the disembodied soul of feeling wandering without its carcase, and it is then more impressive than speech. Thomas Hardy
silence temples graves
The temple of silence and reconciliation. Thomas B. Macaulay
silence atheism argument
Silence is sometimes an argument of Consent. Thomas Hobbes
silence gains deference
A person that would secure to himself great deference will, perhaps, gain his point by silence as effectually as by anything he can say. William Shenstone
silence streets
What is a street? It is where the living weep, where the dead go off in silence to their peace. William Saroyan
silence important
It is as important to cultivate your silence power as your word power. William James
silence cry refrain
Love, and do what you will. If you keep silence, do it out of love. If you cry out, do it out of love. If you refrain from punishing, do it out of love. Saint Augustine
silence catholic return
We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them. Saint Basil
silence charity silence-is
A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity. Saint Francis de Sales
silence sauce covering
It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
silence special minutes
Thats when you know youve found somebody special. When you can just shut the f**k up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence. Uma Thurman
silence tongue asks
Silence can ask all the questions, where the tongue is prone to ask only the wrong one. Robin Hobb
silence imagine desperate
Can you imagine a silence so desperate to be heard? Richard Jackson