Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!

Stillborn silence! thou that art
Flood-gate of the deeper heart!

Great souls endure in silence.

Great souls endure 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.

A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.

A horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.

If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

If a word is worth a coin, silence is worth two.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Under all speech that is good for anything three lies a silence
that is better. Silence is deep as read more

Under all speech that is good for anything three lies a silence
that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow
as Time.

He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.

He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.

If you keep your mouth shut you will never put your foot in it.