True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn
Silence is the true friend that never betrays. – Confucius
An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind. – Walter Bagehot
Silence is a source of great strength. – Lao Tzu
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment. – Henry David Thoreau
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
The Arctic expresses the sum of all wisdom: Silence. – Walter Bauer
I have often lamented that we cannot close our ears with as much ease as we can our eyes. – Richard Steele
Now all my teachers are dead except silence. – W.S. Merwin
All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite. – Elbert Hubbard
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. – Mahatma Gandhi
Silence is a fence around wisdom. – German Proverb
The silent man is the best to listen to. – Japanese Proverb
Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time. – Thomas Carlyle
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not – silence is the sharper sword. – Samuel Johnson
Silence is medication for sorrow. – Arab Proverb
To silence another, first be silent yourself. – Latin Proverb
Silence was never written down. – Italian Proverb
Silence is exhilarating at first – as noise is – but there is a sweetness to silence outlasting exhilaration, akin to the sweetness of listening and the velvet of sleep. – Edward Hoagland
Not merely an absence of noise, Real Silence begins when a reasonable being withdraws from the noise in order to find peace and order in his inner sanctuary. – Peter Minard
