Quotes about silence
silence mind depth
Not only a truer knowledge, but a greater power comes to one in the quietude and silence of a mind that, instead of bubbling on the surface, can go to its own depths and listen. Sri Aurobindo
silence behind-you perfume
Perfume follows you; it chases you and lingers behind you. It's a reference mark. Perfume makes silence talk. Sonia Rykiel
silence enough found
Where shall the word be found, where will the word / Resound? Not here, there is not enough silence. T. S. Eliot
silence speech form
Silence remains, inescapably, a form of speech. Susan Sontag
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 neutrality acquiescence
Silence in the face of atrocity is not neutrality; silence in the face of atrocity is acquiescence. Samantha Power
silence born
There is a place where words are born of silence. Rumi
silence world silent
Keep silent, because the world of silence is a vast fullness
silence use overcoming
This is how it always is when I finish a poem. A great silence overcomes me and I wonder why I ever thought to use language.
silence ears tongue
Keep silence, be mute. If you have not yet become the tongue of GOD, be an ear!
silence secret speak
Let Silence speak to you about the secrets of the universe.
silence soul asks
My souls sits in silence, and then asks again, where are you in all of this?
silence solitude eloquence
In Silence there is eloquence.
silence blind
Ground yourself, strip yourself down, To blind loving Silence
silence sacredness known
All is known in the sacredness of silence.
silence way baggage
Carry your baggage towards silence , when you seek the signs of the way.
silence solitude after-hours
I have a scholar's love of silence and solitude. To sit and pass hour after hour in idle chatter with a roomful of strangers is to me the worst sort of torment. Susanna Clarke
silence applause district-12
So instead of acknowledging applause, I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence. Which says we do not agree. We do not condone. All of this is wrong. Suzanne Collins
silence trying slides
I curl up, make myself smaller, try to disappear entirely. Wrapped in silence, I slide my bracelet that reads 'mentally disoriented' around and around my wrist.
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 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