“ The eternal silence of these infinite spaces fills me with dread. ”
- Blaise Pascal- Copy
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“ Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves. ”
- Thomas Carlyle- Copy
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“ I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers. - Kahlil Gibran. ”
- Kahlil Gibran- Copy
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“ Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Do not suppress it — that would hurt you inside. Do not express it — this would not only hurt you inside, it would cause ripples in your surroundings. What you do is transform it. ”
- Peace Pilgrim- Copy
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“ Silence is the sanctuary of the prudent, it conceals not only secrets but also imperfections. ”
- Zacharia- Copy
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“ True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable. ”
- David Tyson Gentry- Copy
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“ A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill, requires only our silence, which costs nothing. ”
- John Tillotson- Copy
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“ It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. ”
- Andre Gide- Copy
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“ Sticks and stones are hard on bones aimed with angry art. Words can sting like anything but silence breaks the heart. ”
- Phyllis McGinley- Copy
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“ Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from. ”
- Elisabeth Kuebler Ross- Copy
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“ We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and even if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. ”
- John Stuart Mill- Copy
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“ Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence. ”
- John Lahr- Copy
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“ Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves. ”
- Aldous Huxley- Copy
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“ Silence is not always tact, but it is tact that is golden, not silence. ”
- Samuel Butler- Copy
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“ A horrid stillness first invades the ear,And in that silence we the tempest fear. ”
- John Dryden- Copy
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“ Do not consider what you may do, but what it will become you to have done, and let the sense of honor subdue your mind. ”
- Claudian- Copy
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“ There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. ”
- Thomas Campbell- Copy
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“ I don't think you ever stop giving. I really don't. I think it's an on-going process. And it's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life. ”
- Oprah Winfrey- Copy
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“ I like your silence, it the more shows off your wonder. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow. ”
- Benjamin Franklin- Copy
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“ And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks, silent as the shadows. ”
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge- Copy
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“ I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers. ”
- Khalil Gibran- Copy
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“ The police are finding more and more excuses to inhibit, prohibit demonstrations, build pens that you can't even see over to put demonstrators in. ”
- Larry Holmes- Copy
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