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
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right. – Cato The Elder
No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. – Alan Watts
I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. Ill never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know theyll never have to work another day. Ill do whatever it takes to look after them. – Rory McIlroy
