Quotes about Silence

The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.

When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,

But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”

And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.

I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.

Yes, my mind was wandering. I wished I were there with someone who could bring peace to my heart someone with whom I could spend a little time without being afraid that i would lose him the next day. With that reassurance, the time would pass more slowly. We could be silent for a while because we'd know we had the rest of our lives together for conversation. I wouldn't have to worry about serious matters, about difficult decisions and hard words.

Sometimes it's better to be with the sheep, who don't say anything. And better still to be alone with one's books. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hear them. But when you're talking to people, they say some things that are so strange that you don't know how to continue the conversation.