Quotes on Silence

Her life-that was the only chance she had-the short season between two silences.

You are like night, calmed, constellated. Your silence is star-like, as distant, as true.

Lying is done with words and also with silence.

Silence is one great art of conversation.

Silence is the only Voice of our God.

For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Decency is indecency's conspiracy of silence

Silence gives the proper grace to women

When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you better than yourself what comes between you and God. Ask yourself. Then listen!

Carry your baggage towards silence , when you seek the signs of the way.

Who tells a finer tale than any of us. Silence does.

Silence, exile, cunning and so on... it's my nature to keep quiet about most things. Even the ideas in my work.

Ignorance has been well represented under the similitude of a dungeon, where, though it is full of life, yet darkness and silence reign. But in society the bars and locks have been broken; the dungeon itself is demolished; the prisoners are out; they are in the midst of us. We have no security but to teach and renovate them.

The feel of a canoe gunnel at the thigh, the splash of flying spray in the face, the rhythm of the snowshoe trail, the beckoning of far-off hills and valleys, the majesty of the tempest, the calm and silent presence of the trees that seem to muse and ponder in their silence; the trust and confidence of small living creatures, the company of simple men; these have been my inspiration and my guide. Without them I am nothing.

Tintinnabulation is like this. Here I am alone with silence. I have discovered that it is enough when a single note is beautifully played. This note, or a silent beat, or a moment of silence comfort me.

It is to this silence [contemplative prayer] that we all are called.

So, to meditate is to purge the mind of its self-centered activity. And if you have come this far in meditation, you will find there is silence, a total emptiness. The mind is uncontaminated by society; it is no longer subject to any influence, to the pressure of any desire. It is completely alone, and being alone, untouched it is innocent. Therefore there is a possibility for that which is timeless, eternal, to come into being. This whole process is meditation.

In silence, we have an opportunity to reflect, listen, and gain new insights about ourselves. In silence, we can think, feel, and most important of all, breathe. When you seek guidance, understanding, clarity, or peace of mind, the first step is to master the art of silence and to rethink the value of solitude.