Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death. Jean-Jacques Rousseau French More Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes 9
Words are made of silver, but silence is made of gold. Portuguese Proverb More Portuguese Proverb 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
Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. Epictetus Greek Philosopher More Epictetus Quotes 3
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. Elbert Hubbard American Writer More Elbert Hubbard Quotes 2
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
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
Step by step, we will break this cycle of silence, poor information and stigma. Chevy Chase More Chevy Chase Quotes 2
Fools live to regret their words, wise men to regret their silence. Will Henry More Will Henry 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
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
With their souls of patent leather, they come down the road. Hunched and nocturnal, where they breathe they impose, silence of dark rubber, and fear of fine sand. Federico Garcia Lorca Spanish Poet More Federico Garcia Lorca Quotes 1