Silence Quotes Literally speaking, the word silence comes from the Latin word silents meaning to be still, quiet, or at rest. In English, it still maintains some of these meaning as most modern dictionaries define silence as the condition or quality of being or keeping still and silent, the absence of sounds, stillness or as a period of time without speech or noise.
Silence Quotes
Silence is better than unmeaning words.
Silence is a source of great strength.
The world’s continual breathing is what we hear and call silence.
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
Silence is of different kinds, and breathes different meanings.
Listen to silence. It has so much to say.
A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence.
Non-judgment quiets the internal dialogue, and this opens once again the doorway to creativity.
The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.
I’ve begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.
The most significant conversations of our lives occur in silence.
Stop your whining. If you are frightened, be silent. Whining is for prey. It attracts predators. And you are not prey.
Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.
Because sometimes silence speaks much louder than words possibly could.
The quieter you become the more you are able to hear.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence.
Silence Quotes in English
There was a brief silence. I think I heard snow falling.
All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.
Saying nothing sometimes says the most.
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Noise creates illusions. Silence brings truth.
If there were a little more silence, if we all kept quiet…maybe we could understand something.
In the silence behind what can be heard lies the answers we have been searching for for so long.
I decided it is better to scream. Silence is the real crime against humanity.
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden, or even your bathtub.
Silence is the shaft we descend to the depths of contemplation. Silence is the vehicle that takes us to the innermost centre of our being which is the place for all authentic practice.
It is in deep solitude and silence that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brother and sister.
Silence of the heart is necessary so you can hear God everywhere — in the closing of the door, in the person who needs you, in the birds that sing, in the flowers, in the animals.
We can’t stand the silence because silence includes thinking. And if we thought, we would have to face ourselves.
Let me rest in Your will and be silent. Then the light of Your joy will warm my life. Its fire will burn in my heart and shine for Your glory. This is what I live for. Amen, amen.
The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and receives his light.
Listen to God’s speech in his wondrous, terrible, gentle, loving, all-embracing silence.
Silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation. In order to hear that language, we must learn to be still and to rest in God.
Work Hard in Silence Quotes
Inner silence is the mother of all talents.
Negativity cannot remain without support. Positivity and happiness can exist without any reason.
In love, even an object is elevated to life. Stones and trees speak to you; the sun, the moon, the entire creation becomes alive and divine. In lust, even a living being becomes a mere object.
When you share your misery, it does not reduce. When you do not share your joy, it reduces.
The only thing you must remember is how fortunate you are. When you forget this, you become sad.
If you think your faith in God does God a favor, you are mistaken. Your faith in God or your guru does nothing for God or guru. Faith is your wealth.
Legendary is the love that withstands rejection. It will be free of anger and ego.
An uncommitted mind is miserable. A committed mind may at times experience rough weather but it will reap the fruits of its toil.
A sign of intelligence is to see the One in many and find the many in One.
The purpose for this body to exist is to make you aware of how beautiful you are, and to make it possible to live all the values you cherish and create a world of divinity around you.
Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.
Silence is one of the deepest Disciplines of the Spirit simply because it puts the stopper on all self-justification.
You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.
Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it.
What’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn’t be.
He says a million things without saying a word. I make a note to study David Petrakis. I have never heard a more eloquent silence.
We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.
The air was strangely quiet. All the noises of the city were muted here into a distant hum, so unceasing that it seemed to belong to silence.
Into the void of silence, into the empty space of nothing, the joy of life is unfurled.
Dark Silence Quotes
Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise.
Inner silence promotes clarity of mind; It makes us value the inner world; It trains us to go inside to the source of peace and inspiration when we are faced with problems and challenges.
If the mind falls asleep, awaken it. Then if it starts wandering, make it quiet. If you reach the state where there is neither sleep nor movement of mind, stay still in that, the natural state.
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
Everything that’s created comes out of silence. Thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Words come out of the void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness.
Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence.
There are times when silence has the loudest voice.
The best answer to anger is silence.
There are some virtues to not saying what you think all the time.
In the attitude of silence, the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness.
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
Your very silence shows you agree.
Without silence, there cannot be any real appreciation in life, which is as delicate in its inner fabric as a closed rosebud.
Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot touch the sacredness of others. If I am estranged from myself, I am likewise a stranger to others.
Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.
Silences are the most underrated part of comedy.
Silence, I learned, is some times the most beautiful sound.
Silence speaks when words can’t.
Power of Silence Quotes
The silence of the people is the lesson of kings.
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
All the great pleasures of life are silent.
They say that each person is an island, this is not true, each person is a silence, yes, each with his silence, each with the silence that he is.
If I were a physician, and if I were allowed to prescribe just one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence.
Silence is the virtue of a fool.
The air was full of all the night noises that, taken together, make one big silence…
It is better either to be silent or to say things of more value than silence.
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
Silence is the unbearable repartee.
Most of us know how to say nothing; few of us know when.
Skilled negotiators learn first to shut up because most people can’t bear the silence. Silence makes most of us add concessions, favors, bonuses, or cut demands (apparently we want less from those who talk less).
You might be surprised by the results of this exercise. Forced to remain silent, many people understand better what means the struggle of abstaining from things you feel compelled the do.
Silence is a great teacher because it opens your eyes and your mind to new and exciting things.
Do you want to influence others? Learn to listen, learn how and when to shut up; learn for your benefit; learn for the benefit of your goal; learn for the benefit of those around you.
I could go on and on and on and on telling you about the wonders of silence and listening… But that could defeat the purpose. Is it not.
Never assume that loud is strong and quiet is weak.
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