Silence quotations

Silence quotations take us into that ineffable quality and no-thing-ness that silence is. That something out of which all activity arises and within which all returns – the beauty and mystery of silence is never too far away from any of us – to rest in and gain nourishment from.

Silence is a source of great strength.

Lao Tzu

The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.

Aristotle

A quiet mind cureth all.

Robert Burton

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

Henry David Thoreau

It is as important to cultivate your silence power as your word power.

William James

See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls.

Mother Teresa

It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.

Seneca

There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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. The great Sufi poet Rumi wrote, "Only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being.

Deepak Chopra

Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.

Seneca

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Charles De Gaulle

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.”

Confucius

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

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.

Ralph Waldo Emerson more silence quotations and quotes