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Silence Quotes by John Climacus
- A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of those who have made progress…
- The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.
- The first stage of this tranquility consists in silencing the lips when the heart is excited. The second, in silencing the mind when the soul…
- The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and receives his light.
- The friend of silence comes close to God.
More Silence Quotes
- 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… — 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,… — Saint Basil