Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us g

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Gods truth judges created things out of love, and Satans truth judges them out of envy and hatred. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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It is the fellowship of the Cross to experience the burden of the other. If one does not experience it, the fellowship he belongs to is not Christian. If any member refuses to bear that burden, he denies the law of Christ. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature — trees, flowers, grass — grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…. We need silence to be able to touch souls. – Mother Teresa

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An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind. – Walter Bagehot

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When the oak is felled the whole forest echoes with it fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze. – Thomas Carlyle

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Our greatest gift is the thunder of Silence. – Joel Goldsmith

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