Silence is the perfectest herald of joy I were but little happy, if I could say how much

Silence gives the proper grace to women

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. 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

Silence in the presence of evil is approval

A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech

All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart

I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight silence would teach him the joys of sound

Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open? Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence