Silence Quotes

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.

Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness.

I use the words you taught me. If they don’t mean anything any more, teach me others. Or let me be silent.

Time doth run with calm and silent foot, Shortening my days and thread of vital life.

It often requires more courage to suffer in silence than to rebel, more courage not to strike back than to retaliate, more courage to be silent than to speak.

I’ve always believed in the strength and resilience of the American people.

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.

Thou, silent form, dost tease us out of thought As doth eternity.

Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and nonverbal expression.

Where there is no experience the wise man is silent.