The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.

The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.

The more you know the less you need to say.

The more you know the less you need to say.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

Speech is great; but silence is greater.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

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.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the read more

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

Striving to tell his woes, words would not come;
For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.

Silence is argument carried on by other means.

Silence is argument carried on by other means.