Quotes about Silence

Violence is the language of the unheard.

If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is the other side of silence.

No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.

When it comes to leadership, silence is nonverbal communication. It communicates agreement and grants permission by saying, "What you're doing is fine.

Sometimes the best thing we can do for someone else is to hold our tongue. When tempted to give advice that's not wanted, to show off, to say "I told you so," or to point out another's error, the best policy is to say nothing. As nineteenth-century British journalist George Sala advised, we should strive "not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

I have learned now that while those who speak about ones miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

There may be little or much beyond the grave But the strong are saying nothing until they see.

If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

Humility and silence are beautiful graces in young people. Never be ashamed of being a learner: Jesus was one at twelve years; when He was found in the temple, He was "sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions" (Luke 2:46).