As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.
-Benjamin Franklin
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"
Silence moves faster when it's going backward.
-Jean Cocteau
That deep silence has a melody of its own, a sweetness unknown amid the harsh discords of the world’s sounds.
-Paul Brunton "Paul Brunton"
The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.
-Criss Jami
I've never realized that I would learn, understand, and realize a lot of things from being silent
-Anonymous
Lying is done with words, and also with silence.
-Adrienne Rich
"Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying"
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
When the world is too loud, silence is my only voice.
-Nouf Alfadl
Slowly we became silent, and silence itself if an enemy to friendship.
-Norman Maclean
"A River Runs Through It and Other Stories"
