Wilderness has been characterized as barren and unproductive; little can be grown in its sand and rock. But the crops of wilderness… — David Douglas Copy Share Image
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As editor, I think we need to act more decisively on what kind of material appears on the 'Guardian'. Those who argue… — Katharine Viner Copy Share Image
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Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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There are a group of people who would like to silence everybody and have everybody go along to get along, but that's… — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
“The ambiance of solitude, the absence of any disturbing noise and of worldly desires and images, the quiet and calm attention of… — Carthusian Monks Copy Share Image
“The spiritual life goes through alternating phases in which God successively shows and hides himself, makes himself heard and is quiet. Prayer… — Robert Cardinal Sarah Copy Share Image
(Speaking of the Cistercian monks) A grim fraternity, passing grim lives in that sweet spot, that God had made so bright! Strange… — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
“A lot of corpses woke up every morning from their graves. Stood in front of the mirror and wore the masks which… — Akshay Vasu Copy Share Image
“Word Silence" There's a flame like the flame of fucking that longs to be put out: words are filings drawn toward a… — Chase Twichell Copy Share Image
When it seems that God shows us the faults of others, keep on the safer side-it may be that your judgment is… — St. Catherine of Siena Copy Share Image
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“It was the only way to silence you.” She bristled with outrage. “Silence me? You took liberties with my … my …… — Maya Banks Copy Share Image
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I do not wish to die- There is such contingent beauty in life: The open window on summer mornings Looking out on… — A. L. Rowse Copy Share Image
We must leave the entire collection of conditioned thought behind and let ourselves be led by the inner thread of silence into… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
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I love everything that makes up a milieu, the rolling of the carriages and the noise of the workmen in Paris, the… — George Sand Copy Share Image
Al Gore’s not going to be rounding up Jews and exterminating them. It is the same tactic, however. You got to have… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
Good as is discourse, silence is better, and shames it. The length of the discourse indicates the distance of thought betwixt the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
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Contradictions have always existed in the soul of [individuals]. But it is only when we prefer analysis to silence that they become… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
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![“MR. SMITH: Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. [Silence.] MR. MARTIN: Don't you feel well? [Silence.] MRS. SMITH: No, he's wet his pants. [Silence.] MRS. MARTIN: Oh, sir, at your age, you shouldn't. [Silence.] MR. SMITH: The heart is ageless. [Silence.]” quote by Eugène Ionesco](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/a00/eug-ne-ionesco-1878_silence_mr-smith-oh-dear-oh-dear-oh-dear-silence_2374232.jpg)
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