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It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.
It ain't a bad plan to keep still occasionally even when you know what you're talking about.
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.
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
[It., Alta vendetta
D'alto silenzio e figlia.]
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence.
[It., Alta vendetta
D'alto silenzio e figlia.]
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when
it is made the reply to calumny read more
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when
it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we
give no just occasion for them.
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.
These be three silent things: The Falling snow... the hour before the dawn... the mouth of one just dead.
These be three silent things: The Falling snow... the hour before the dawn... the mouth of one just dead.
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves
together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and read more
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves
together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and
majestic, into the daylight of Life, which they are thenceforth
to rule.
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to read more
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue: he approaches nearest to the Gods, who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.