Quotes About Silence

Say nothing when you are giving -- only say something when you are receiving.

Stop talking the moment when you find that you are not being heard.

The fool speaks when he has nothing to say.

The less you say, the more you don't have to apologize.

You should be afraid of a silent dog rather than a barking one.

The child who feels your respect during silences is nourished more than the child who is constantly fussed and chattered over.

The Best Music you can ever hear in your Life is Silence -- silence of yourself, silence of your loved ones

Have you ever heard the phrase, it is better to keep your mouth closed and have people wonder if you are stupid than open it and remove all doubt? (Hakim al Harbi)

Actions require words to speak for them, explaining their origins and implications, or else they remain silent.

I thought I would be understood without words

It's true I'm sitting here lonely, but whilst I am sitting here in silence, my work perhaps speaks to my friend, and whoever sees it will not suspect me of being heartless.

If you hear a voice within you say ,you cannot paint,' then by all means paint. And that voice will be silenced.

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint. And that voice will be silenced.

When I came here I hoped it would be possible to make some connection with art lovers here, but up to the present I haven't made the least progress in people's affection. And Marseilles? I don't know, but that may very well be nothing but an illusion. In any case I have quite given up gambling much on it. Often whole days pass without my speaking to anyone, except to ask for dinner or coffee. And it has been like that from the beginning.

When all sounds cease, God's voice is heard under the stars.

We fell back into a silence that was neither uncomfortable nor comfortable

inside the Honda, shutting the

Ciò che più parla nelle parole è il silenzio.

Há pessoas com quem as palavras são desnecessárias. Nos entendíamos e amávamos mudamente, meu pai e eu. Talvez pelo fato de sua figura emocionar-me tanto, evitei sempre pisar com ele o terreno das coisas emocionais, pois estou certo de que, se começássemos a falar, cairíamos os dois em pranto, tão grandes eram em nós os motivos para chorar.

PÔR-DO-SOL EM ITATIAIA Nascente efêmeras Em clareiras súbitas Entre as luzes tardas Do imenso crapúsculo. Negros megalitos Em doce decúbito Sob o peso frágil Da pálida abóbada Calmo subjacente O vale infinito A estender-se múltiplo Inventando espaços Dilatando a angústia Criando o silêncio...

Night, pitch-black, lies upon the deep.

Death's brother, sleep.

Death's brother, sleep.

I must speak to the dark.