Silence is the interpreter of happiness.
—Arabic Proverb
Truth is violated by falsehood, but outraged by silence.
—Anonymous
A silent mouth is sweet to hear
—Unknown
Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–78) Swiss-born French Philosopher
When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Silence in woman is like speech in men; deny it who can.
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637) English Dramatist, Poet, Actor
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
—Meister Eckhart (c.1260–1327) German Christian Mystic
He knows not how to speak who cannot be silent; still less how to act with vigor and decision. Who hastens to the end is silent; loudness is impotence.
—Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) Swiss Theologian, Poet
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
—Common Proverb
If any man think it a small matter to bridle his tongue, he is much mistaken; for it is a point to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.
—Plutarch (c.46–c.120 CE) Greek Biographer, Philosopher
Silence is a figure of speech, unanswerable, short, cold, but terribly severe.
—Theodore Parker (1810–60) American Unitarian Minister, Abolitionist
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.
—William C. Durant (1861–1947) American Industrialist
Sticks and stones may break your bones when there’s anger to impart. Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart. Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp’s nest.
—Unknown
Words can make a deeper scar than silence can heal.
—Unknown
Silence is a great peacemaker.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82) American Poet, Educator, Academic
Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall.
—Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) American Catholic Theologian
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
When the eagles are silent the parrots begin to jabber.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
—Cicero (106BCE–43BCE) Roman Philosopher, Orator, Politician, Lawyer
If men wound you with injuries, meet them with patience: hasty words rankle the wound, soft language dresses it, forgiveness cures it, and oblivion takes away the scar. It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.
—Francis Beaumont (1584–1616) English Elizabethan Dramatist
Silence is the unbearable repartee.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
When money speaks, the truth keeps silent.
—Russian Proverb
Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English Humanist, Pacifist, Satirist, Short Story Writer
He can never speak well, who knows not how to hold his peace.
—Plutarch (c.46–c.120 CE) Greek Biographer, Philosopher
Silence,—the applause of real and durable impressions.
—Alphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869) French Poet, Politician, Historian
And silence sounds no worse than cheers
After death has stopped the ears.
—A. E. Housman (1859–1936) English Poet, Classical Scholar
In … silence we find a new energy and a real unity. God’s energy becomes our, allowing us to perform things well.
—Mother Teresa (1910–97) Roman Catholic Missionary, Nun
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.
—Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869–1948) Indian Hindu Political leader
Silence gives us a new way of looking at something.
—Mother Teresa (1910–97) Roman Catholic Missionary, Nun
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