Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

The more you know the less you need to say.

The more you know the less you need to say.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

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.

Silence is a source of great strength.

Silence is a source of great strength.

The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.

The mind contracts herself and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire.

Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the
wise.
[Fr., Le silence est read more

Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the
wise.
[Fr., Le silence est l'esprit des sots, et l'une des vertus du
sage.]

Great souls endure in silence.

Great souls endure in silence.