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Quotes About Silence

I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics.
~ Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Last night I begged the Wise One to tell me the secret of the world. Gently, gently, he whispered, "Be quiet, the secret cannot be spoken, It is wrapped in silence."
~ Rumi
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
~ Vincent Van Gogh
The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood.
~ Gautama Buddha
If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.
~ Joel Osteen
A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.
~ Spike Lee
A voice is a human gift it should be cherished and used to utter as fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.
~ Margaret Atwood
Friends understand the unsaid words, no matter if they are silent for years.
~ Vikrmn, Guru with Guitar
Never speak unless you can improve upon the stupidness of people's silence.
~ Shannon L. Alder
Talk only if it's worth, else it harms your worth only.
~ Vikrmn, Corpkshetra
When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope.
~ Tim Fargo
To often we speak just to hear the sound of our own voice, when we should speak only when the words are sweeter than silence.
~ Steven Aitchison
I speak less because my words are precious and my advices are priceless.
~ Amit Kalantri
Sometimes silence can kill that a sword cannot
~ Mohammed Mushtaq GK
Where words fail, music speaks.
~ Hans Christian Andersen
I don't speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don't have the power to remain silent.
~ Abraham Isaac Kook
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.
~ Robert Fripp
Seek the silence frequently. Power comes from repose.
~ Charles F. Haanel
There is often grace in silence. But there is always power in understanding.
~ Michele Norris
Words have power. The power to soothe. The power to skewer someone through the heart. The power to render someone speechless.
~ Ellen Hopkins, Collateral
If you don't have music, you have silence. There is power in both.
~ Joan Baez
Accumulate power in silence and become a dynamo of spirituality.
~ Swami Vivekananda
Where words leave off, music begins.
~ Heinrich Heine