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The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute read more
Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence. The great Sufi poet Rumi wrote, "Only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being.
There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.
There was silence deep as death;
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when
it is made the reply to calumny read more
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when
it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we
give no just occasion for them.
All Heaven and Earth are still, though not in sleep,
But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.
All Heaven and Earth are still, though not in sleep,
But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
[It., Alta vendetta
D'alto silenzio e figlia.]
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
[It., Alta vendetta
D'alto silenzio e figlia.]
And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks,
silent as the shadows.
And they three passed over the white sands, between the rocks,
silent as the shadows.