Quotes about Silence
Silence gives us a new outlook on everything. We need silence to be able to touch souls. The essential thing is not what we say but what God says to us and through us.
— Mother Teresa
Let us allow ourselves to be 'infected' by St. Joseph's silence! We need it greatly, in a world that is often too noisy, that does not favor meditation or listening to the voice of God.
— Pope Benedict XVI
God expects no complaining on our part and offers no explanation on His part.
— Oswald Chambers
Blessed are they who never read a newspaper, for they shall see Nature, and through her, God.
— Henry David Thoreau
The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco. Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
— Will Rogers