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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.
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts.
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed.
Of every noble work the silent part is best; of all expression, that which cannot be expressed.
Silence is the most powerful scream.
Silence is the most powerful scream.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.