"As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." ~ Benjamin Franklin
Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, there in to be content. ~ Helen Keller
I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind, yet, I'm ungrateful to those teachers. ~ Kahlil Gibran
God is the friend of silence. See how nature-- trees, flowers, grass -- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls. ~ Mother Teresa
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.~ William Penn
Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn. ~ George Bernard Shaw
To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Talkers are no good doers. ~ William Shakespeare
Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. ~ Dinoysius the Elder
I had to grow up and learn to listen for the unspoken as well as the spoken. ~ Eudora Welty
Never say anything unless you have to. ~ John Travolta
