In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
-Henry David Thoreau
Quotations
Silence
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"
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
-Pythagoras
Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.
-Marcel Marceau
In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.
-Robert Lynd
Silence moves faster when it's going backward.
-Jean Cocteau
Silence is the first door to spiritual eminence.
-A Spiritual Leader "Adi Sankara"
To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence.
-Louise Bourgeois
There are certain kinds of silence that make you walk on air.
-Cecelia Ahern
When your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language...
-John Geddes
"A Familiar Rain"
