Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. BurroughsĪs we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence. Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing. In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood. Speak only if it improves upon the silence. Mandy Haleīlessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all. Elbert Hubbardĭon’t waste words on people deserve your silence. He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. I often regret that I have spoken never that I have been silent. Only he who knows how to speak can be silent. “Speech is the small change of silence.” – George Meredith Silence is exhilarating at first – as noise is – but there is a sweetness to silence outlasting exhilaration, akin to the sweetness of listening and the velvet of sleep. The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between. Silence was not the absence of sound but was itself a sound that could be loud or soft, soothing or disturbing, complex or simple. Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise. Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment that background which the painter may not daub, be he master or bungler, and which, however awkward a figure we may have made in the foreground, remains ever our inviolable asylum, where no indignity can assail, no personality can disturb us. A life with a peaceful center can weather all storms. Silence fertilizes the deep place where personality grows. “The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent’.” – Alfred Brendel And when we experience that silence, we remember who we are. Robert AdamsĬhoose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men’s imperfections, and conceal your own. Desire self-realization with all your heart, with all your mind, and all your soul. Deepak Chopraĭive into your heart center. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence. Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. Both internal and external silence is very important to feel the presence of that supreme Love. We need silence to be able to reach our Self. The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me. Withdraw into yourself, perceive there a silence as old as being, even older. The moment you become aware of the silence, you also have become silent. Silent is the eloquent expression of the inexpressible. Meditation is silence, energising and fulfilling. Within us is the soul of the whole, the wise silence, the universal beauty, the eternal One. “Inner silence is the mother of all talents.” – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar The closer you are to the truth, the more silent you become inside. Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind. Eckhart TolleĮxternal silence can be the doorway to inner silence. They are externalization of inner space and inner silence, which is stillness: the infinitely creative womb of all existence. Space and silence are two aspects of the same thing. I have only one confidant, and that is the silence of night. It has a quality and a dimension all its own. I’ve begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. Marcus Tullius CiceroĪ fair request should be followed by the deed in silence. Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either. It’s something that I just know it’s something that I can feel without words, and it’s called silent knowledge. “Silence is the mother of truth.” – Benjamin Disraeli It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie. Silence is like a river of grace inviting us to leap unafraid into its beckoning depths. Silence is something more than just a pause it is that enchanted place where space is cleared and time is stayed and the horizon itself expands. Anatole FranceĪs far as I’m concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. “Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.” – Balthasar Gracian
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