Famous Quotes, Quotation and Sayings

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

God’s poet is silence! His song is unspoken, And yet so profound, so loud, and so far, It fills you, it thrills you with measures unbroken, And as soft, and as fair, and as far as a star. ~ Joaquin Miller

Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~ German Proverb

Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time. ~ Thomas Carlyle

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword. ~ Samuel Johnson

Silence is medication for sorrow. ~ Arab Proverb

To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~ Latin Proverb

Silence was never written down. ~ Italian Proverb

Silence is exhilarating at first – as noise is – but there is a sweetness to silence outlasting exhilaration, akin to the sweetness of listening and the velvet of sleep. ~ Edward Hoagland

Nature and silence go better together. ~ Astrid Alauda

You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind. ~ Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Not merely an absence of noise, Real Silence begins when a reasonable being withdraws from the noise in order to find peace and order in his inner sanctuary. ~ Peter Minard

Silence is a text easy to misread. ~ A.A. Attanasio

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Silence is more musical than any song. ~ Christina Rossetti

Nothing is more useful than silence. ~ Menander of Athens

Silence is a sounding thing, to one who listens hungrily. ~ Gwendolyn Bennett

Silence is the mother of truth. ~ Benjamin Disraeli

What shall I say to you? What can I say Better than silence is? ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The deepest rivers make least din, the silent soule doth most abound in care. ~ William Alexander

Honk if you hate noise pollution. ~ Author unknown

Her hearing was keener than his, and she heard silences he was unaware of. ~ D.M. Thomas

We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence. ~ Proverb

All was silent as before - All silent save the dripping rain. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub. ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Silence is the secret to sanity. ~ Astrid Alauda

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. ~ Josh Billings

There are times when silence has the loudest voice. ~ Leroy Brownlow

Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts. ~ Margaret Lee Runbeck

The best answer to anger is silence. ~ Author Unknown

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Silence is also speech. ~ Proverb

Words can make a deeper scar than silence can heal. ~ Author Unknown

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart. ~ Author Unknown

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. 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

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 is the true friend that never betrays. ~ Confucius

An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind. ~ Walter Bagehot

Silence is a source of great strength. ~ Lao Tzu

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment. ~ Henry David Thoreau