Silence Quotes
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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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To women silence gives their proper grace.
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To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men.
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A part of all art is to make silence speak. The things left out in painting, the note withheld in music, the void in architecture - all are as necessary and as active as the utterance itself.
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Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?" This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!" — Merely this, and nothing more...
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A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard... Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides.
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When I don't understand something, I reach up and hold God's hand. And we walk together in silence.
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Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind.
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It's a rule when you're welcomed in the Marvel family that you have to understand that you're going to be living in a code of silence.
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And of course there must be something wrong In wanting to silence any song.
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Since the moment of self-consciousness comes to a permanent end - and a new journey begins- is such a decisive stroke or milestone in the contemplative life, I can only speculate why so little has been said of this breakthrough; in fact , I may never get over the silence on the part of writers who say nothing about this second movement.
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Your nature is to keep quiet. You came from silence and you have to return to silence... you are dancing only for a little while you see... a little while you are dancing.
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At this young age I am already sold on the idea of the dog. One of God's absolutely greatest inventions and one that needs no more tinkering. The dog is the perfect beast, companion, friend, shoulder to lean on, and scapegoat when too many cookies are missing. And a dog won't hold that against you, either. I am at peace sitting in silence with a dog.
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Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform.
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A story is told as much by silence as by speech.
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You think silence means something. Sometimes, there's just nothing to say.
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I love the vast surface of silence; and it is my chief delight to break it.
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Art destroys silence.
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If your inner voice is telling you that you can't paint, by all means, hurry up and paint and silence the voice.
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Fame has no necessary conjunction with praise; it may exist without the breath of a word: it is a recognition of excellence which must be felt, but need not be spoken. Even the envious must feel it: feel it, and hate in silence.
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It is as important to cultivate your silence power as your word power.
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If your voice is heard by more people because you've earned some kind of name and fame, your silence on an issue of urgent moral importance is even more of a betrayal. Privilege is obligation.
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Speech is the organ of this present world. Silence is the mystery of the world to come.
