Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death. Jean-Jacques Rousseau French More Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes 9
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. Epictetus Greek Philosopher More Epictetus Quotes 3
To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards out of men. Abraham Lincoln American President More Abraham Lincoln Quotes 3
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers. Khalil Gibran Poet More Khalil Gibran Quotes 2
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel American Novelist More Elie Wiesel Quotes 2
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. Elbert Hubbard American Writer More Elbert Hubbard Quotes 2
Step by step, we will break this cycle of silence, poor information and stigma. Chevy Chase More Chevy Chase Quotes 2
Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow American Poet More Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes 2
Words are made of silver, but silence is made of gold. Portuguese Proverb More Portuguese Proverb Quotes 2
Fools live to regret their words, wise men to regret their silence. Will Henry More Will Henry Quotes 2
I have often regretted my speech, but never my silence. Publilius Syrus More Publilius Syrus Quotes 2
If I cannot understand my friend's silence, I will never get to understand his words. John Enoch Powell More John Enoch Powell Quotes 2
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking. Moorish Proverb More Moorish Proverb Quotes 1
Silence on a hill where the path ended and then the forest below moving in one long whisper as evening touched the leaves. William Stafford More William Stafford Quotes 1
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. Helen Keller American Author More Helen Keller Quotes 1
Everything in life is speaking in spite of it's apparent silence. Hazrat Inayat Khan Clergyman More Hazrat Inayat Khan Quotes 1