2,656 Quotes About Silence

When truth is replaced by silence,the silence is a lie.

When you are angry, be still and do not speak.

At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack: Reason and Right

The world told you that you had to hide your pain,to be small and quiet,so you wouldn't rock the boat.And you believed.Then one day you saw the silent pain in the eyesof a small and quiet girl in a boat boundfor nowhere.And a warrior awoke.You freed the girl from the silent shacklesand told her that her story mattered,to tell it deep and wide and loud,to set the boat ablaze with every fierce and fiery wordso all the world could hearand heal.And you believed.

It is often the moments of silence that strengthen the friendship between two people. When friendship is bound by companionship… intertwined with love, secured by mutual understanding…

In every story there is a silence, some sight concealed, some word unspoken, I believe. Till we have spoken the unspoken we have not come to the heart of the story.

Thre is strength," he said slowly, "in knowing when to speak, and when to listen." His hands stayed on his chest, motionless. "And when to say nothing at all.

Young children begin very early to internalize information that either encourages or discourages self-disclosure. Cues are intuitively understood. Most of what we feel is unexamined and articulated. Cultural norms are unwittingly absorbed. We learn when to speak and when to stay silent. - Pam MacRae (Ch. 2)

To be wise means to know when to stay silent.