Silence Quotes

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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness. — Karen Armstrong
A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together. — Margaret Atwood
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. — Francis Bacon
Silence is the virtue of fools. — Francis Bacon
An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. — Walter Bagehot
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. — Ansel Adams
Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling. — Honore de Balzac
First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing,… — Saint Basil
Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. — Samuel Beckett
Nothing matters but the writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile... a stain upon the silence. — Samuel Beckett
My voice went recently, never happened before, off like a tap. I had to sit in silence for nine days, chalkboard around my neck. Like… — Adele
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. — Robert Benchley
No durable things are built on violent passion. Nature grows her plants in silence and in darkness, and only when they have become strong do… — Annie Besant
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen. — Ambrose Bierce
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. — Josh Billings
Since long I've held silence a remedy for harm. — Aeschylus
What a mysterious thing madness is. I have watched patients whose lips are forever sealed in a perpetual silence. They live, breathe, eat; the human… — Nellie Bly
Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. — Andrea Bocelli
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. — Napoleon Bonaparte
To listen to your own silence is the key to comedy. — Elayne Boosler

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