(759 quotes found)
“Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure”
Henri Nouwen
“Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.”
Kahlil Gibran
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.”
Harvey S. Firestone
“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.”
Edgar Allan Poe
“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.”
Helen Keller
“All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite.”
Elbert Hubbard
“It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.”
Alex Trebek
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
Aldous Huxley
“Lying is done with words and also with silence.”
Adrienne Rich
