Silence Quotes
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There are many types of silence. There is a silence before the note, there is a silence at the end and there is a silence in the middle.
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A Conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words.
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To keeping silence I resigned My friends would think I was a nut Turning water into wine Open doors would soon be shut So I went from day to day Though my life was in a rut 'Til I thought of what I'd say Which connection I should cut
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Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome things are the noisy, unnatural things. It is more exciting to stand still than to dance. Silence is more eloquent than speech. Water is more stimulating than wine. Fresh air is more intoxicating than cigarette smoke. Sunlight is more subtle than electric light. The scent of grass is more luxurious than the most expensive perfume. The slow, simple observations of the peasant are more wise than the most sparkling epigrams of the latest wit.
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....it is not wise to keep the fire going under a slander unless you can get some large advantage out of keeping it alive. Few slanders can stand the wear of silence.
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And silence sounds no worse than cheersAfter earth has stopped the ears.
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There's a lot of SEALs who hate me and claim I've broken our code of silence.
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The mind of man may be compared to a musical instrument with a certain range of notes, beyond which in both directions we have an infinitude of silence.
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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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A man speaks of what he knows, a woman of what pleases her: the one requires knowledge, the other taste.
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The history of most women is hidden either by silence, or by flourishes and ornaments that amount to silence.
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When I speak, you must not listen to the words, my dear. Listen to the Silence.
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It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.
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The losses of the natural world are our loss, their silence silences something within the human mind.
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Well, this man the T.V. interviewer of Jasper Johns, wanted to know why I stopped painting the so-called famous 'Silence of Duchamp'.. ..and he had said it was because of dealers and money and various reasons. Largely moralistic reasons.. ..But you know; it wasn’t like that. It’s like you break a leg; you don't mean to do it.
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To which Silence of course made no reply, letting him hear what he had said and feel its foolishness thoroughly.
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Aunt Mimi possessed a horror of silence, which she battled with endless chat. The Typhoid Mary of the Telephone started her calls at 6:30 each morning.
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Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker.
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While silence can in some circumstances bespeak noble self-control, it can also signify suppression, oblivion or cowardice.
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Listening is more than being quiet. Listening is much more than silence. Listening requires undivided attention. The time to listen is when someone needs to be heard. The time to deal with a person with a problem is when he has the problem. The time to listen is the time when our interest and love are vital to the one who seeks our ear, our heart, our help, and our empathy.
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Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us: voice, silence, eyes; half-covered fires burn all the brighter.
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God far exceeds all words that we can here express In silence He is heard, in silence worshiped best
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My whole teaching consists of two words, meditation and love. Meditate so that you can feel immense silence, and love so that your life can become a song, a dance, a celebration. You will have to move between the two, and if you can move easily, if you can move without any effort, you have learned the greatest thing in life.
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Silence gives consent.
