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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 foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
 He sees only night, and hears only silence.
 [Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.]  
 He sees only night, and hears only silence.
 [Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.] 
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let read more
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.
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.
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke read more
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird?
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
 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.