Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed.
It is only on the battlefield of ideas that the best ones can be recognized and ultimately prevail. Only those afraid of the truth seek to silence debate, intimidate those with whom they disagree, or slander their ideological counterparts. Those who know they are right have no reason to stifle debate because they realize that all opposing arguments will ultimately be overcome by fact.
The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.
There is a lot of silence in me, and I feel that silence is often better than spoken words.
The sudden silence is horrifying, and it seems to catch my mother off guard. A tiny whimper escapes her, the sound amplified in the stillness. Surely, my father hears her now; surely he and I can't go on pretending she isn't crying.
The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends
Was the collaboration of some slaves any different than the silence of some Iranians who stood by and did nothing as Savak thugs murdered and tortured opponents of the Shah? How could we judge other men until we had stood in their shoes?
There is art in taking time to appreciate the clean wash of the mind's silence.
Silence is golden! [Malcolm Subban] knows not to talk too much smack cause you don't want to give me that incentive right?
I would like to address the peoples of the world, especially the Arab peoples and the US people. Their silence over the violations against the oppressed Iraqi people who suffered greatly cannot be accepted by any fair-minded and zealous person. Therefore, all must take these violations seriously and express themselves even through peaceful demonstrations, sit-ins and protests. I urge those people to distance themselves from their rulers who support the West and the occupation forces.
It is not often given in a noisy world to come to the places of great grief and silence.
In silence - and in self-defense - I figured things out in my own little way.
A person who finds silence and solitude boring is a person who is himself boring, empty of anything worth consideration.
There's nothing to prove, nothing to figure out, nothing to get, nothing to understand. When we finally stop explaining everything to ourselves, we may discover that in silence, complete understanding is already there.
There are certain kinds of silence that make you walk on air.
Silence is a statement that is open to gross misinterpretation.
In writing I found a way to make silence and to be silent. The short story has a lot more silence than the novel and that is its success.
If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner. . . if I let it slip from my tongue, I am ITS prisoner.
Meditation is silence. If you realize that you really know nothing, then you will be truly meditating. Such truthfulness is the right soil for silence. Silence is meditation.
If you look at a dancer in silence, his or her body will be the music. If you turn the music on, that body will become an extension of what you're hearing.
