Quotes about Silence
Preach the Truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world.
— Catherine of Siena
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
— John Calvin
Prayer begins by talking to God, but it ends by listening to Him. In the face of Absolute Truth, silence is the soul's language.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce.
— Francis de Sales
God is our Father and loves us, even when his silence remains incomprehensible.
— Pope Benedict XVI
I love your silences, they are like mine.
— Anais Nin
One opens the inner doors of one's heart to the infinite silences of the Spirit, out of whose abysses love wells up without fail and gives itself to all.
— Thomas Merton
Our great goal in life is to love. The rest is silence.
— Paulo Coelho
Lord, how great is our dilemma! In Thy Presence silence best becomes us, yet love inflames our hearts and constrains us to speak.
— AW Tozer
Solomon warned us not to rush into God's presence with words. That's what fools do. And often, that's what we do.
— Francis Chan
Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.
— Thomas Merton
I say nothing to him I love him
— St. Therese of Lisieux