Silence Quotes
Silence is the maturation of wisdom.
MaimonidesMaimonides I turned silences and nights into words. What was unutterable, I wrote down. I made the whirling world stand still.
Arthur RimbaudArthur Rimbaud Never rush an emotion; everything in life has a rhythm, it is the pauses and silences that speak the truth.
Michael JacksonMichael Jackson Knowing what I do, there would be no future peace for me if I kept silent.
Rachel CarsonRachel Carson In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you.
Mother TeresaMother Teresa The true genius shudders at incompleteness – and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.
Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe What I needed with all my starved and silent soul was just that particular way of shouting back at the world.
Iris MurdochIris Murdoch Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
John of the CrossJohn of the Cross The beautiful repose of the night its silence and mystery contrasts the commotion of my soul.
Zuzanna SzostakZuzanna Szostak The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
Baruch SpinozaBaruch Spinoza Nature reaches out to us with welcoming arms, and bids us enjoy her beauty; but we dread her silence and rush into the crowded cities, there to huddle like sheep fleeing from a ferocious wolf.
Khalil GibranKhalil Gibran Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie.
Victor HugoVictor Hugo Silence is not silent. Silence speaks. It speaks most eloquently. Silence is not still. Silence leads. It leads most perfectly.
Sri ChinmoySri Chinmoy We all have the ability to create a better world, this is no time to be silent
Les BrownLes Brown Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.
Lao TzuLao Tzu