Silence Quotes

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent" "Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid." "Saying nothing sometimes says the most" "Not being heard is no reason for silence." "We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced" "Silence is one of the great arts of conversation" "The more he saw the less he spoke" "Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it." "We're fascinated by the words—but where we meet is in the silence behind them." "If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent, we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter" "What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander." "He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words." "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." "Silence is sometimes the best answer." "Rest, peace, silence, and solitude are positive words. They do not connote weakness or punishment." "There comes a time when silence is betrayal." "Silence is a source of great strength." "He who talks more is sooner exhausted." "To sit in solitude to think in solitude with only the music of the stream and the cedar to break the flow of silence there lies the value of wilderness" "The more a man knows, the less he talks."