As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.
-Benjamin Franklin
Quotations
Silence
When truth is replaced by silence, the silence is a lie.
-Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.
-Marcel Marceau
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.
-Kahlil Gibran "Kahlil Gibran"
The fruit of silence is prayer.
-Mother Teresa
Too many people seem to believe that silence was a void that needed to be filled, even if nothing important was said.
-Nicholas Sparks
"Nights in Rodanthe"
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
-Confucius
When your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language...
-John Geddes
"A Familiar Rain"
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.
-Marcel Marceau
Lying is done with words, and also with silence.
-Adrienne Rich
"Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying"
