Silence Quotes

3932 Silence quotes by 2066 unique authors

There are times when silence is the best way to yell at the top of your voice. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
Be silent and safe-silence never betrays you. — John Boyle O'Reilly
You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind. — Sathya Sai Baba
Your enlightenment is perfect only when silence has come to be a celebration. Hence my insistence that after you meditate you must celebrate. After you… — Rajneesh
The tongue is a small member, but it does big things. A religious who does not keep silence will never attain holiness; that is, she… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
In some causes silence is dangerous. — Ambrose
To be silent when we are impelled to utter words injurious to God or to our neighbour, is an act of virtue; but, to be… — Alphonsus Liguori
A talkative soul lacks both the essential virtues and intimacy with God. A deeper interior life, one of gentle peace and of that silence where… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
Independent media can go to where the silence is and break the sound barrier, doing what the corporate networks refuse to do. — Amy Goodman
Silence is refreshment for the soul. — Wynonna Judd
What I am looking for... is an immobile movement, something which would be the equivalent of what is called the eloquence of silence, or what… — Joan Miro
Art amplifies voices on the margins-the views and opinions that power silences. — Unknown Author
Come into the silence of solitude, and the vibration there will talk to you through the voice of God. — Paramahansa Yogananda
Meditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration. — Nhat Hanh
Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart. — Mother Teresa
Silence. All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room. — Blaise Pascal
Words and ideas are a description of reality, silence is a negation of reality. What is the reality itself? — John Daido Loori
Meditation is not contemplation because it is not thinking at all - consistent, inconsistent, crazy, sane. It is not thinking at all; it is witnessing.… — Rajneesh
Thoughts can create such a barrier that even if you are standing before a beautiful flower, you will not be able to see it. Your… — Rajneesh
I simply wanted to experience the presence of this man who had revolutionized my understanding. After a while we sat in silence, gazing at the… — Huston Smith
Am I a harp that the hand of the mighty may touch me, or a flute that his breath may pass through me? A seeker… — Khalil Gibran
Once more I am the silent one who came out of the distance wrapped in cold rain and bells: I owe to earth's pure death… — Pablo Neruda
It is strange to be here. The mystery never leaves you alone. Behind your image, below your words, above your thoughts, the silence of another… — John O'Donohue
In the silence between your heartbeat bides a summons. Do you hear it? Name it if you must, or leave it forever nameless, but why… — Unknown Author
There are strange moments in life when the mind rests without any kind of worries. When our mind is quiet, when our mind is in… — Samael Aun Weor

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