Silence
I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. I see how peoples are set against one another, and in silence, unknowingly, foolishly, obediently, innocently slay one another.
For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it.
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Laws are silent in times of war.
First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing, a modulated tone of voice, and a well-ordered manner of speech. He should be without anxiety as to his food and drink, and should eat in silence.
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence.
To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
Your silence will not protect you.
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our blank canvas is silence. Then we write a song from an idea that can change somebody's life. Songwriting is the closest thing to magic that we could ever experience. That's why I love songwriting.
Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
Silence is a source of great strength.
No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly.
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
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