Quotes About Silence

On a silent moonlit night look at the sky and see yourself dancing with those distant twinkling stars.

She asked me why I am not answering her questions. I looked at her with love and kept silent. Silence is my best answer for her intriguing questions.

Even in silence and darkness, the heart can see more beauty than the eyes.

O dear Himalaya...why are you so amazing, can I kiss your peak or can I just let your silence speak...O dear Himalaya...

Silence is the only answer you should give to the fools. Where ignorance speaks, intelligence should not give advices.

Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.

The ability to keep your mouth shut is usually a sign of intelligence

Ninety percent of intelligence was knowing when to shut up.' – Cherise

Tell me what happens next, after my body has frozen. When I can't communicate. What will I be?

I like the sound of 'claps of no sound..

By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say

You know the old saying kill him with kindness that's the way you shut me up. With a compliment, I have nothing to prove.

We have a great deal more kindness than is ever spoken.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

I had the right to remain silent... but I didn't have the ability.

Sairmos, e falarmos, e fazermos, movimentarmo-nos, olharmos e ouvirmos e sermos vistos sujeita-nos a riscos constantes, nem sequer fecharmo-nos e ficarmos quietos e calados nos salva das suas consequências, das situações lógicas e irremediáveis, daquilo que hoje está tão iminente e, há quase um ano, ou há quatro, dez ou cem, ou inclusive ontem, era tão inesperado.

el conticinio, un latinajo, la hora de la noche en que todo guarda silencio de mutuo acuerdo

el silencio resulta admisible mientras alguno de los que lo guardan está haciendo cosas

Pero me aguanto las ganas y no se lo digo, ni se lo diré por años que viva. Me lo guardo y me limito a pensarlo. Decírselo sería un regalo excesivo, aunque él no se enterara: estuvo alejado de mí durante demasiado tiempo, se atrevió a declararse muerto, dejó su cuerpo en una costa distante.

Cuantos hablan de mí no me conocen', decía a lo largo de sus diez líneas cortas (pero eran prosa), 'y al hablar me calumnian; los que me conocen callan, y al callar no me defienden; así, todos me maldicen hasta que me encuentran, mas al encontrarme descansan, y a mí me salvan, aunque yo nunca descanso.

Estar asomado a esta ventana, en cierto modo, es como estar en una trinchera y asomar la cabeza, esperando que aparezca el enemigo. Aquí, sin embargo, no hay enemigos. Ni amigos ni enemigos, sólo silencio y soledad.

What voice have I borrowed to express a necessary silence?

I didn't say a word. I just stared at him. I figured I didn't owe him an answer, and I was too proud to even talk. I didn't want to tell him a damn thing about me.