Quotes about Silence

but a good writer knows when to shut up and listen.

Use your ears more than your mouth.

Everyone knows about the problem, but no one talks about it openly.

the eye is the window to the soul, and from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, why can't we all be blind and dumb?

Because words unsaid can change a course as surely as words said.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.

Silence is the great teacher and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence.

Practicing silence means making a commitment to take a certain amount of time to simply Be. Experiencing silence means periodically withdrawing from the activity of speech. It also means periodically withdrawing from such activities as watching television, listening to the radio, or reading a book. If you never give yourself the opportunity to experience silence, this creates turbulence in your internal dialogue.

Inside stillness lies a treasure. It can be opened using nothing more than silent awareness - the gaze of the soul. If you wish to open your soul's treasure, regard the present moment as a uniquely precious thing - the still point around which the world revolves.

He hadn't lied with words, but sometimes the lie was the thing left unsaid.

We cannot get to our knowledge because the world is too loud. And we tend to make it louder as we cry out in pain, pretending we are singing.