quotations about silence
There are unfortunates who never realize the beauty of silence, the restless ones. Wherever they are they destroy it. They chronically feel an incessant desire to fill up all the crevices of time with sound. They contribute to the vast sum of disease in the world. They are themselves diseased. They lack one of the most precious blessings of health, balance of qualities that give poise, expressing itself in love of peace, in silence.
JOHN DANIEL BARRY
"Silence", Reactions and Other Essays
Of what is great one must either be silent or speak with greatness.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
The Will to Power
I have followed Silence from the belt of Orion to Berenice's curls -- then lost it in the laughter of my soul.
ELSA BARKER
Songs of a Vagrom Angel
I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
CALVIN COOLIDGE
The Man from Vermont
Be check'd for silence,
But never tax'd for speech.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
All's Well That Ends Well
There is a silence where no sound may be,
In the cold grave--under the deep, deep sea,
Or in wide desert where no life is found,
Which hath been mute, and still must sleep profound.
THOMAS HOOD
"Silence"
The surest pledge of a deathless name
Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
"The Herons of Elmwood", Keramos and Other Poems
Silence must be heard.
ENIGMA
"Silence Must Be Heard"
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
WILL ROGERS
attributed, Vaudeville Old & New
There are grammatical errors even in his silence.
STANISLAW JERZY LEC
Unkempt Thoughts
But still her silent looks loudly reproached me.
OVID
Amorum
About what one can not speak, one must remain silent.
LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN
Tractacus Logico-Philosophicus
Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs
Silence is so freaking loud.
SARAH DESSEN
Just Listen
To be silent oft is to learn.
EDWARD COUNSEL
Maxims
Just suffer in silence, speak no bitter words.
The world offers no sympathy.
Though trouble surrounds you, an' you long to be heard,
Just suffer in silence, like me.
I'll give you a lesson in living,
And I hope it stays with you a while.
You're the reason for all of your sorrows,
So just suffer in silence, and smile.
WILLIE NELSON
"Suffering in Silence"
Silence is a profound teacher and a hard taskmaster. Learn her art when it is offered; there is much to hear within her temple!
LY DE ANGELES
Witchcraft: Theory and Practice
I love your silences, they are like mine.
ANAIS NIN
Under a Glass Bell
When Silence speaks for Love, she has much to say.
RICHARD GARNETT
De Flagello Myrtes
My silence will convict me.
REFUSED
"Last Minute Pointer"