Silence Quotes
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After having struggled madly to solve all problems, after having suffered on the heights of despair, in the supreme hour of revelation, you will find that the only answer, the only reality, is silence.
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If you ask him: "What is silence?" he will answer, "It is the Great Mystery! The holy silence is His voice!" If you ask: "What are the fruits of silence?" he will say: "They are self-control, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity, and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character."
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There are times it's the only thing I want and I wonder how I'll ever go back to the world of noise and distraction. Other times, silence allows me to hear what's really going on in my head. Part of the reason we're on our phones or watching television or reading magazines is to give our heads something else to listen to other than our own thoughts.
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The soul withdrew to a rational silence. The body remained there in the madness.
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There is a lot of silence in watching somebody trying to remember things.
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Where silence is not allowed, what then is permissible?
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My silence was my salvation; the silence of years of trying to say something without much understanding; the silence of desperate action. This would be the first silence that would carry meaning.
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The two friends stood for a few moments on the windy street corner, not speaking a word, as two travelers, who have lost their way, sometimes stand and admit their perplexity in silence. (O Pioneers!)
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Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence.
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The voice of protest, of warning, of appeal is never more needed than when the clamor of fife and drum, echoed by the press and too often by the pulpit, is bidding all men fall in and keep step and obey in silence the tyrannous word of command. Then, more than ever, it is the duty of the good citizen not to be silent.
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The silence was part of the story I wanted to tell.
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Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.
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You know There are moments when silence, prolonged and unbroken, More expressive may be than all words ever spoken.
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The answer to injustice is not to silence the critic but to end the injustice.
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Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed.
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It is the little rift within the lute That by and by will make the music mute, And ever widening slowly silence all.
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To many women mistake a man's hostility for wit and his silence for depth.
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I love meditating and taking some time for myself when I need it. As moms, it's easy to feel guilty about this sort of thing, but it's necessary. If I'm feeling overwhelmed, I'll walk down the beach or just sit in silence and reflect. Even if it's just 10 minutes, every little bit helps.
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Consider in silence whatever any one says: speech both conceals and reveals the inner soul of man.
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If you search the scientific literature on evolution, and if you focus your search on the question of how molecular machines - the basis of life - developed, you find an eerie and complete silence. The complexity of life's foundation has paralyzed science's attempt to account for it; molecular machines raise an as-yet-impenetrable barrier to Darwinism's universal reach.
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Looking up at the stars and smoking in silence.
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A moment of silence is not inherently religious.
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The sounds of silence are a dim recollection now, like mystery, privacy and paying attention to one thing — or one person — at a time.
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Your very silence shows you agree.
