Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.
Silence is the best for people who lack confidence.[Le silence est le parti le plus sûr de celui qui se défie de soi-même.]
Silence in not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly.
Silence about a thing just magnifies it.
Saying nothing, sometimes says the Most.[to Aunt Katie]
Nothing was more conducive to the development of observation than compulsory silence.
Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it’s awful![Rien ne se passe, personne ne vient, personne ne s’en va, c’est terrible.]
No, I will be the pattern of all patience; I will say nothing.
My best friends taught me a new kind of quiet, the peaceful stillness of knowing one another so well you don’t need to fill the space. And a new kind of loud: noise as a celebration, as the overflow of joy at being alive, here, now.
Most people don’t know how to appreciate silence. They can’t help talking.
Listen to the inside silence in the womb of the world.
It is said that the opposite of noise is silence. This isn’t true. Silence is only the absence of noise.
