Quotes about Silence

If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn't speak.

Humility and silence are beautiful graces in young people. Never be ashamed of being a learner: Jesus was one at twelve years; when He was found in the temple, He was "sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions" (Luke 2:46).

You aren't learning anything when you're talking.

The prophet Habakkuk lived in a time that was much like ours. He, too, asked Hashem, 'Why do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?' And you know Hashem's reply as well as I do: 'The righteous shall live by his faith.

Hashem may not answer our prayers the way we want him to," he said, clearing his throat. "He did not deliver Joseph from prison right away. But Hashem was there with Joseph, even in hype silence

I don't think it's right to unburden your own heart by laying the load on someone else's. Some secrets are better left untold.

I wanted to stand up and shout that this was unfair, but loud voices were not permitted in the library.

Numbing the pain never goes to the source of the real issue to make us healthier. It only silences our screaming need for help.

I don't know what to say or how to say it." So I said nothing. Not a word. I stuffed it all down and started to build a barrier to hide behind. After the incident, I smiled when I saw her, but I held her at a distance. She knew something was wrong, but when she questioned me about it, I lied. "Everything's fine," I said. But everything wasn't fine. Not at all.

This went beyond just rejection from man. That is hard. But what's downright horrible is when God seems to just silently stand by, withholding answers and solutions for which you've cried out. That deep hurt can make you question His goodness.

getting wrapped up in the affections of an adulterous relationship are all desperate attempts to silence the cries of a hungry soul.