Silence Quotes - Page 38

• May your voice be loving enough to silence your own fears.

  Silent lotus

  Life, Voice, May

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• We should not accept in silence the benefactions of God, but return thanks for them.

  Saint Basil

  Catholic, Return, Thanks

  Saint Basil (2010). “Ascetical Works (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 9)”, p.137, CUA Press

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• There is no Silence in the Earth - so silent As that endured Which uttered, would discourage Nature And haunt the World.

  Emily Dickinson

  World, Earth, Chaos

  Emily Dickinson, Ralph William Franklin (1998). “The Poems of Emily Dickinson”, p.901, Harvard University Press

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• A color stands abroad on solitary hills that silence cannot overtake, but human nature feels.

  Emily Dickinson

  Color, Hills, Human Nature

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• Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb.

  Pythagoras

  Meditation, Mind, Quiet

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• I reckon silence more profitable than speech, for? in the words of the Preacher, 'The words of wise men are heard in quiet' (Eccles. 9:17).

  Saint Basil

  Christian, Wise, Men

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• God should be most where man is least: So, where is neither church nor priest, And never rag nor form of creed To clothe the nakedness of need,- Where farmer folk in silence meet,- I turn my bell-unsummoned feet; I lay the critic's glass aside, I tread upon my lettered pride, And, lowest-seated, testify To the oneness of humanity; Confess the universal want, And share whatever Heaven may grant. He findeth not who seeks his own, The soul is lost that's saved alone.

  John Greenleaf Whittier

  Pride, Men, Oneness

  John Greenleaf Whittier (1869). “Among the Hills, and Other Poems”, p.73

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• With silence only as their benediction, God's angels come Where in the shadow of a great affliction, The soul sits dumb!

  John Greenleaf Whittier

  Angel, Dumb, Soul

  John Greenleaf Whittier (1873). “The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier”, p.138

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• Watch nature, because it is your greatest teacher. It moves and flows and moves on again. There is an incredible beauty out there in the mountains, in the forests, to teach you it's silence, it's beauty, it's humility. Stay aligned to that.

  Stuart Wilde

  Inspirational, Teacher, Nature

  Stuart Wilde (1996). “Infinite Self: 33 Steps to Reclaiming Your Inner Power”, p.120, Hay House, Inc

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• When you meditate you can stand back from your desire. When you silence the mind and there is stillness, only then can you tell if a desire is dharma.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Mind, Desire

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• If silence only conveys the Self, if all words and thoughts are illusions, why do we discuss it?

  Frederick Lenz

  Yoga, Self, Illusion

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• In the dark morning silence, I placed a gun to her head. She wore red dresses, but now she lay dead.

  Dwight Yoakam

  Morning, Dark, Gun

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• I'm sounding out the silence, avoiding all the words.

  Ani DiFranco

  Expression, Avoiding

  Song: The Story, Album: Ani DiFranco

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• I've come to the conclusion that athletes, when they say they miss the crowd, are not missing the sound of the crowd. What they're missing is the feeling inside that makes the crowd roar. It's not the roar of the crowd, it's the silence inside.

  William Shatner

  Athlete, Missing, Feelings

  Source: collider.com

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• Universal violence compels the language to be mute . . . . Silence is not only a metaphor of Hemingway's work; it is also the source of its formal excellence, its integrity.

  Ihab Hassan

  Integrity, Excellence, Violence

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• And when night, guiding her bright train of stars, Throws o'er the sleeping world her gloomy veil, Lonely amidst the desert and the darkness, Musing upon the night's calm majesty; Wrapt up in quietness, with shade and silence, My soul more closely worshippeth Thy presence; With an internal day I feel enlighten'd, And hear a voice, which biddeth me to hope.

  Alphonse de Lamartine

  Lonely, Stars, Sleep

  Alphonse de Lamartine (1849). “A biographical sketch: the poetical meditations : and, poetical and religious harmonies”, p.18

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• In alarming proportions the following words have disappeared from architectural publications: beauty, inspiration, magic, sorcery, enchantment, and also serenity, mystery, silence, privacy, astonishment. All of these have found a loving home in my soul.

  Luis Barragan

  Inspiration, Home, Serenity

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• The dog who doesn't bark is about a silence that speaks; it is a good metaphor for the Pariah voice, the dog's voice, that we can sometimes hear only when it does not speak.

  Wendy Doniger

  Dog, Voice, Doe

  Wendy Doniger (2010). “The Hindus: An Alternative History”, p.43, Oxford University Press, USA

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• There is a lot of silence in me, and I feel that silence is often better than spoken words.

  Randeep Hooda

  Spoken Word, Feels, Silence Is

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• Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.

  Zainab Salbi

  Stories, World, Break

  "An In-Depth Interview With Zainab Salbi, Founder and CEO of Women for Women International". Interview with Rahim Kanani, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 11, 2011.

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• The writer's life: Hard days, lots of work, no money, too much silence. Nobody's fault. You chose it.

  Bill Barich

  Too Much, Faults, No Money

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• Silence is a place of great power and healing.

  Rachel Naomi Remen

  Healing, Silence Is, Great Power

  Rachel Naomi Remen (2001). “My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging”, p.211, Penguin

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• Because sometimes when someone is telling you something really important, it’s best to just let there be silence, to really think about what they’re saying. A lot of times people think they have to say something all insightful or wise or something to try and make the person feel better. But really, sometimes silence is best.

  Lauren Barnholdt

  Wise, Feel Better, Thinking

  Lauren Barnholdt (2013). “The Thing About the Truth”, p.205, Simon and Schuster

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• Speech is better than silence; silence is better than speech.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Speech, Silence Is

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1851). “Essays, lectures and orations”, p.274

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• Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone. Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

  W. H. Auden

  Dog, Grief, Cutting

  "Funeral Blues" l. 1 (1936)

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