Silence Quotes
I’ve been reading a lot of silence quotes lately. I have more I could have added here, but I didn’t want this to get too long. Enjoy:
There are times when silence has the loudest voice. -Leroy Brownlow
Silence is a source of great strength. -Lao Tzu
See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…we need silence to be able to touch souls. -Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Silence is the true friend that never betrays. -Confucius
I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers. -Kahlil Gibran
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. -Mahatma Gandhi
Lying is done with words and also with silence. -Adrienne Rich
Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrusts himself -François de la Rochefoucauld
Silence is more eloquent than words -Thomas Carlyle
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men. -Abraham Lincoln
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. -Marcus Tullius Cicero
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak -Baruch Spinoza
I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent. -Publilius Syrus
When the eagles are silent the parrots begin to jabber. -Winston Churchill
That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to. -Thomas Hardy
And Silence, like a poultice, comes to heal the blows of sound. -Oliver Wendell Holmes
An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind. -Walter Bagehot
Silence is as deep as eternity, speech as shallow as time. -Thomas Carlyle
The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. -Arabian proverb
Silence is the perfectos herald of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much. -William Shakespeare
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. -William Penn
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. -Plutarch
The Pause; that impressive silence, that eloquent silence, that geometrically progressive silence which often achieves a desired effect where no combination of words, however so felicitous, could accomplish it. -Mark Twain
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut. -Sam Rayburn
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say. -Will Durant
Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer. -Muhammad Ali
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity. -Meister Eckhart
What do you think? Of course, we all know people that could benefit from reading this page, but you know they’ll never think any of this applies to them, right?
SILENCE QUOTES There are times when silence has the loudest voice. - Leroy Brownlow Silence is a source of great strength. - Lao Tzu See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls. - Mother Teresa of Calcutta Silence is the true friend that never betrays. - Confucius quotes I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers - Kahlil Gibran quotes Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. - Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. - Mahatma Gandhi quotes Lying is done with words and also with silence. - Adrienne Rich quotes Silence is the safest course for any man to adopt who distrusts himself - François de la Rochefoucauld quotes Silence is more eloquent than words - Thomas Carlyle quotes To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men. - Abraham Lincoln quotes Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. - Marcus Tullius Cicero quotes The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak - Baruch Spinoza quotes I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent. - Publilius Syrus When the eagles are silent the parrots begin to jabber. - Winston Churchill That man's silence is wonderful to listen to. - Thomas Hardy And Silence, like a poultice, comes to heal the blows of sound. - Oliver Wendell Holmes An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind. - Walter Bagehot Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time. - Thomas Carlyle The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. - Arabian proverb Silence is the perfectos herald of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much. - William Shakespeare True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. - William Penn Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. - Plutarch The Pause; that impressive silence, that eloquent silence, that geometrically progressive silence which often achieves a desired effect where no combination of words, however so felicitous, could accomplish it. - Mark Twain In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. - Martin Luther King, Jr. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. - Martin Luther King, Jr. No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut. - Sam Rayburn One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say. - Will Durant Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer. - Muhammad Ali In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity. - Meister Eckhart
Hi Shawn, I also have been reading Silence quotes lately, aren’t they great! I have 1 or 2 to add: Silence creates great strength inside our souls when others are speaking. And:
Her hearing was keener than his, and she heard silences he was unaware of. D.M. Thomas. Thanks for all yours, hope you don’t mind if I note some for myself.
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just great.look like defending me and my feelings.
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My youngest son is like me he loves the quiet times spent in peaceful thought, as I do. To enjoying the beauty of a sunrise or a sunset; watching the stars and the formation of the galexy at night, sitting by the ocean watching and hearing the sound of the waves roll on in under heavenly night skies. Feel the breeze touch your face, hear the whisper of sounds that evolve in the silence of your evening as you sit and enjoy with each breath that you take.
In silence we are able to feel with your heart and soul.
I really love all these quotes my favourite are:
There are times when silence has the loudest voice. -Leroy Brownlow
Silence is a source of great strength. -Lao Tzu
See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…we need silence to be able to touch souls. -Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Silence is the true friend that never betrays. -Confucius
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. -Mahatma Gandhi
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Pause; that impressive silence, that eloquent silence, that geometrically progressive silence which often achieves a desired effect where no combination of words, however so felicitous, could accomplish it. -Mark Twain
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your thoughts of the day are lovely, keep up the good work
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Hi I do enjoy the lovely thoughts.
shereene
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Hi shawn,
They are really nice one and most of them can be perfectly implemented on me as I am a very talktive person….
Thanks,
Shachi.
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I really enjoy your thought of the day. They are inspirational and I appreciate all of your time. Have a great day
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There are several twists and turns that must be carefully navigated when considering when to be silent and when to speak. Tyrants depend upon the silence of the public. Thousands upon thousands of Jews we slaughtered in silence. Winston Churchill’s keen observation, “When the eagles are silent the parrots begin to jabber.” is worthy of our consideration. The truly sad thing is that far to often parrots consider themselves to be eagles, and eagles often fail to recognize the value of their words. Thanks Shawn for not keeping all these words silent.
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The word “we” in my remarks was meant to be “were” I hit send before checking, sorry.
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Hi shawn,
silence quotes r really awesome…it can also convert a foe into a friend as experienced
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