Silence Quotes

3932 Silence quotes by 2066 unique authors

We come too late to say anything which has not been said already. — Jean de la Bruyere
True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary. — Heinrich Heine
The talkative man speaks from his mouth, the eloquent man speaks from his heart. — Joseph Joubert
There are some virtues to not saying what you think all the time. — Margaret Atwood
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression. — Mark Helprin
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… — Fulton J. Sheen
Speech is great, but silence is greater. — Thomas Carlyle
And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks, silent as the shadows. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we give… — Joseph Addison
It is as important to cultivate your silence power as your word power. — William James
Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed. — William Wetmore Story
Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb. — Samuel Daniel
Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the wise. — Pope Boniface VIII
Stillborn silence! thou that art Flood-gate of the deeper heart! — Unknown Author
There are haunters of the silence, ghosts that hold the heart and brain. — Madison Cawein
Great souls endure in silence. — Friedrich Schiller
An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space in the world song that… — Charles de Lint
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of… — Unknown Author
I do not wish to die- There is such contingent beauty in life: The open window on summer mornings Looking out on gardens and green… — Alfred Leslie Rowse
My garden, with its silence and pulses of fragrance that come and go on the airy undulations, affects me like sweet music. Care stops at… — Alexander Smith
Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack… — Lance Morrow
New Year's eve is like every other night; there is no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless moment of silence among created… — Hamilton Wright Mabie
The silence of nature is very real. It surrounds you, you can feel it — Ted Trueblood
Instantly, the noise stopped. The whole room lay in perfect silence. The tire builders stood in long lines, touching each other, perfectly motionless, deafened by… — Ruth McKenney
Concentrated power can be always wielded in the interest of the few and at the expense of the many. Government in its last analysis is… — Lucy Parsons

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