Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm.
-Thomas Merton
"No Man Is an Island"
Quotations
Silence
Some of the most powerful speeches I have given have been delivered in the dedicated silence of my actions.
-Steve Maraboli
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
-Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Purpose of words is to create silence.
-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
It is easy to see the glow but hard to recognize the awakening of silence.
-Dejan Stojanović
"The Sun Watches the Sun"
Silence is a giver; it gives some things to you! Noise is a taker; it takes some things from you! Seek for the silence!
-Mehmet Murat Ildan
You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
The silence between us talks itself.
-Anonymous
First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak.
-Henri J.M. Nouwen
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.
-Yevgeny Yevtushenko
