No voice; but oh - the silence sank Like music on my heart. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. — Epictetus Copy Share Image
Silence is a virtue in those who are deficient in understanding. — Dominique Bouhours Copy Share Image
The surest pledge of a deathless name Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
The silence between us was so profound I thought part of it must be my fault. — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
The silence of snow, thought the man sitting just behind the bus driver. — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Sometimes ah think that people become junkies just because they subconsciously crave a wee bit ay silence. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Silence is God's language, and it's a very difficult language to learn. — Thomas Keating Copy Share Image
unhappy families are conspiracies of silence. The one who breaks the silence is never forgiven. — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
To write is to make oneself the echo of what cannot cease speaking - and since it cannot, in order to become… — Maurice Blanchot Copy Share Image
“I’m not like her. I don’t steal people.” Mr. Tibbalt watched her, saying nothing. The silence made Victoria bristle. “Well, I don’t.” — Claire Legrand Copy Share Image
“They both fell silent. For a while the only sound they could hear was the noise of books resting on shelves, which… — Gideon Defoe Copy Share Image
The language of psychiatry, which is a monologue by reason about madness, could only have come into existence in such a silence. — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
“Those with unearned privileges often spin things as 'political correctness' to further silence those they wish to oppress.” — DaShanne Stokes Copy Share Image
“nothing is lifeless when the moon writes its screed on the silvern sand silence -From the poem:"The Universe In Blossom” — Munia Khan Copy Share Image
Do not interrogate silence because silence is mute; do not expect anything from the gods, nor should you try to bribe them… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“you need to listen to the silence in order to hear the messages from universe..because beyond the silence there's more sounds connecting… — gayan fonseka Copy Share Image
In silence, we have an opportunity to reflect, listen, and gain new insights about ourselves. In silence, we can think, feel, and… — Iyanla Vanzant Copy Share Image
“I wonder if you realize: When you browbeat people who disagree with you into silence - because they don't want to be… — Dan Calabrese Copy Share Image
“Pushing through some viney branches, she comes into a clearing andfinds a sight that makes her hush--and not just her voice but… — Alden Bell Copy Share Image
With others, I feel betrayed that those who had the authority in the Church to stop Brendan Smyth failed to act on… — Sean Brady Copy Share Image
The tension to mother the "right" way can leave a peculiar silence within mother daughter relationships--the silence of a mother'sown truth and… — Elizabeth Debold Copy Share Image
Mind can only desire, and each desire is going to be frustrated. Instead of bringing more meditation, it will bring you more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I beg your pardon for questioning your judgement," she said. "It is nothing to me, after all, if it proves faulty. I… — Loretta Chase Copy Share Image
Silences enter the process of historical production at four crucial moments: the moment of fact creation (the making of sources); the moment… — Michel-Rolph Trouillot Copy Share Image
Silence augmenteth grief, writing increaseth rage — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke Copy Share Image
