Quotes about Silence

God speaks for the silent man.

When you do not speak, other people presume you to be deaf or feeble-minded and promptly make a show of their own limitations.

If God speaks for the man who keeps quiet, then Violet Brown may be His instrument.

I'm sure there are people who, even suddenly understanding the true situation, would have felt no more than a twinge of regret or vague guilt as they continued to sit in embarrassed silence beside the grieving, confused man. On the other hand, I am equally certain there are people who would have been far more sensitive in the first place, who may have recognized that a deeper problem existed and reached out to understand and help before I did.

Love, and do what you will. If you keep silence, do it out of love. If you cry out, do it out of love. If you refrain from punishing, do it out of love.

It is in deep solitude and silence that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brother and sister.

Spread the love of God through your life but only use words when necessary.

God speaks in the silence of the heart.

In silence and in meditation on the eternal truths, I hear the voice of God which excites our hearts to greater love.

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love.

Love is not of the mind, it is not in the net of thought, it cannot be sought out, cultivated, cherished; it is there when the mind is silent and the heart is empty of the things of the mind.

Silence is sometimes more significant and sublime than the most noble and most expressive eloquence, and is on many occasions the indication of a great mind.