Silence Quotes - Page 56

What, gone without a word? Ay, so true love should do; it cannot speak, For truth hath better deeds than words to grace it.

Modern man has lost the option of silence.

Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds, Exhilirate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature.

Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise; it may exist without the breath of a word: it is a recognition of excellence which must be felt, but need not be spoken. Even the envious must feel it: feel it, and hate in silence.

There in the center of that silence was not eternity but the death of time and a loneliness so profound the word itself had no meaning.

I tell my students one of the most important things they need to know is when they are at their best, creatively. They need to ask themselves, What does the ideal room look like? Is there music? Is there silence? Is there chaos outside or is there serenity outside? What do I need in order to release my imagination?

It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more solitary I am, the more affection I have for them. It is pure affection, and filled with reverance for the solitude of others. Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.

But there is greater comfort in the substance of silence than in the answer to a question.

Speech is of time, silence is of eternity.

Silence is a figure of speech, unanswerable, short, cold, but terribly severe.

In the silence, in the darkness, swept away by these alien alkaloids and the plant-mind behind them, you find out a truth that can barely be told. And most of it can't be told.

In the dead silence, all the details suddenly fell into place for me with a burst of intuition. Something Edward didn't want me to know. Something that Jacob wouldn't have kept from me.... It was never going to end, was it?

Silence is bringing you back home, and it gives you that much needed energy to realize 'Who You Are', to realize that there is bliss, there is beauty, there is joy, and that is 'You'

Whatever you may have to do, watch your mind. Also you must have moments of complete inner peace and quiet, when your mind is absolutely still. If you miss it, you miss the entire thing. If you do not, the silence of the mind will dissolve and absorb all else.

To women silence gives their proper grace.

Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.

Concerning the factors of silence, solitude and darkness, we can only say that they are actually elements in the production of the infantile anxiety from which the majority of human beings have never become quite free.

Listen to sounds beyond silence.

Silence is so freaking loud

And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks, silent as the shadows.

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

Silence, yes, but what silence! For it is all very fine to keep silence, but one has also to consider the kind of silence one keeps.

This silence, this moment, every moment, If it's genuinely inside you, brings what you need.

People prefer to be with people like themselves. For all the celebration of "diversity," it's sameness that dominates. Most people favor friendships with those who share similar backgrounds, interests and values. It makes for more shared experiences, easier conversations and more comfortable silences. Despite many exceptions, the urge is nearly universal. It's human nature.

The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.