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.

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.

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 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 argument carried on by other means.

Silence is argument carried on by other means.

The deepest rivers make least din,
The silent soule doth most abound in care.

The deepest rivers make least din,
The silent soule doth most abound in care.

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.

See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how read more

See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls.