Quotes
Quotes about Silence
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.
True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.
Repentance for silence is better than repentance for speaking.
For such a numerous host Fled not in silence through the frighted deep With ruin upon ruin, rout on rout, Confusion worse confounded.
If the crow had been satisfied to eat his prey in silence, he would have had more meat and less quarreling and envy. [Lat., Sed tacitus pasci si posset corvus, haberet Plus dapis, et rixae multo minus invidiaeque.]
Est rosa flos Veneris cujus quo furta laterent. [Roughly meaning, The discourses of the table among true loving friends are held in strict silence.]
I pray you all, If you have hitherto concealed this sight, Let it be tenable in your silence still. And whatsoever else shall hap to-night, Give it an understanding but no tongue.
Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.
Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much. -Much Ado about Nothing. Act ii. Sc. 1.
But silence never shows itself to so great an advantage, as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we give no just occasion for them.
Deep vengeance is the daughter of deep silence. [It., Alta vendetta D'alto silenzio e figlia.]
Silence gives consent. [Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence is the genius of fools and one of the virtues of the wise. [Fr., Le silence est l'esprit des sots, et l'une des vertus du sage.]
There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath, For a time.
Speech is great; but silence is greater.
Under all speech that is good for anything three lies a silence that is better. Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.
Silence is more eloquent than words.
Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full-formed and majestic, into the daylight of Life, which they are thenceforth to rule.
There are haunters of the silence, ghosts that hold the heart and brain.
Silence is a friend who will never betray.
He sees only night, and hears only silence. [Fr., Il ne voit que la nuit, n'entend que le silence.]
Silence is the mother of Truth.
A horrid stillness first invades the ear, And in that silence we the tempest fear.
