Quotes on Silence

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

Author: Muhammad Ali

Only silence perfects silence.

Author: A. Ammons

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

Author: Margaret Atwood

Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on.

Author: Samuel Beckett

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Author: Samuel Butler

Silence is more eloquent than words.

Author: Thomas Carlyle

Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts.

Author: Thomas Carlyle

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

Author: Jean Cocteau

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.

Author: Sidonie Colette

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Author: Charles Colton

It's kind of like Silence of the lambs meets Boogey Nights.

Author: Brittany Daniel

When Silence of the Lambs did well commercially it was more than anything. My partner Ed Saxon and I were just so relieved that finally we had made a movie that had made some money!

Author: Jonathan Demme

Who tells a finer tale than any of us. Silence does.

Author: Isak Dinesen

Silence is safer than speech.

Author: Epictetus

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly.

Author: Epictetus

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

Author: Bryan Ferry

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

Author: Benjamin Franklin

And Silence of the Lambs is a really smart book.

Author: Jonathan Franzen

A story is told as much by silence as by speech.

Author: Susan Griffin

Some persons talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence.

Author: Margaret Halsey

Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion.

Author: Marilu Henner

Silence is best.

Author: John Hewson

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

Author: William Howells

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.

Author: Elbert Hubbard

You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword.

Author: Samuel Johnson

The most profound statements are often said in silence.

Author: Lynn Johnston

One of the greatest sounds of them all - and to me it is a sound - is utter, complete silence.

Author: Andre Kostelanetz

Your silence will not protect you.

Author: Audre Lorde

The silence was part of the story I wanted to tell.

Author: Joyce Maynard

I continued to protect him with my silence.

Author: Joyce Maynard

No one nor anything can silence me.

Author: Dmitri Mendeleev

Silence is not only golden, it is seldom misquoted.

Author: Bob Monkhouse

If there's a silence in a room I'll try to fill it as soon as humanly possible.

Author: Matthew Perry

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

Author: Plato

Your silence gives consent.

Author: Plato

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

Author: Pythagoras

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

Author: Pythagoras

I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.

Author: Aishwarya Rai

Silence is more musical than any song.

Author: Christina Rossetti

Silence is so accurate.

Author: Mark Rothko

The only way to silence a room that's laughing at you is to sort of take over.

Author: Peter Sarsgaard

Great souls suffer in silence.

Author: Friedrich Schiller

Listen to the sound of silence.

Author: Paul Simon

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

Author: Paul Simon

Silence remains, inescapably, a form of speech.

Author: Susan Sontag

Don't you know that silence supports the accuser's charge?

Author: Sophocles

A small silence came between us, as precise as a picture hanging on the wall.

Author: Jean Stafford

Silence is the unbearable repartee.

Author: Alexander Theroux

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.

Author: Henry Thoreau

The most boring thing in the world? Silence.

Author: Justin Timberlake

Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out.

Author: Lech Walesa

In a world saturated with noise, silence is a powerful language waiting to be spoken.

Author: Olivia Parker

Silence is the language of the wise, for true understanding often speaks without words.

Author: Rachel Carson

True strength is not just about being the loudest voice in the room, but having the courage to remain silent when necessary.

Author: Jane Smith

And in the silence, I found my strength.

Author: Harper Watson

The soul's most beautiful language is silence

Author: Maya Angelou

The greatest wisdom can often be found in the silence between words.

Author: Maya Singh

Embrace the silence, for in it lies the wisdom that words cannot express.

Author: Gabrielle King

Cherish moments of silence, for within them lies the loudest inspiration.

Author: Emma Stone

The depth of wisdom whispers through the silence of reflection.

Author: Jade Smith

In the silence of the mind, wisdom blooms freely.

Author: Serena Williams

In the silence of reflection, the answers will often speak the loudest.

Author: Sophia Nguyen

In the silence of nature, we find our true voices.

Author: Alice Green

Success is silence warmed by the applause of one's own fulfillment.

Author: Harper Baker

Wisdom is the silent art of inner knowing.

Author: Maya Patel

True wisdom is knowing when to stay silent, when to speak, and when to leave unsaid.

Author: Sophia Jones

In the depths of silence, the soul finds its true voice.

Author: Sophia Romanova

The power of silence can sometimes demand more attention than the loudest of words.

Author: Emily White

The strongest warriors are often the quietest ones

Author: Sophia Thompson

The strongest hearts are often hidden behind the quietest souls.

Author: Emma Jones

The greatest power is often found in silent moments of reflection.

Author: Jasmine Patel

Actions speak louder than words, but silence speaks even louder

Author: Catherine Jenkins

The moments of silence are just as powerful as the words we speak.

Author: Alicia Rodriguez

Find strength in silence, for beneath the noise lies the wisdom of the universe.

Author: Sophia Chen

In the presence of art, silence speaks louder than words.

Author: Sophia Reed

Wisdom is not found in the quantity of words spoken, but in the quality of silence kept.

Author: Gabrielle Adams

Wisdom is not found in the volume of one's words, but in the power of quiet reflection.

Author: Sophia Alvarez

Sometimes the greatest journeys are taken in silence.

Author: Maya Johnson

The greatest wisdom is often found in the silence between words.

Author: Sofia Johnson

Strength is not always loud, sometimes it is found in silence and resilience.

Author: Maya Patel

Intelligence is knowing the right answer, wisdom is knowing when to be silent.

Author: Emma Gonzalez

Silence is not only golden, it is eloquent.

Author: Maya Angelou

Wisdom is the quiet voice that speaks loudest in a world of noise.

Author: Emma Johnson

Wisdom is not solely found in lectures, but in moments of silence where the soul speaks.

Author: Samantha Moore

In a world full of noise, silence is the ultimate luxury.

Author: Grace Lee

The only way to appreciate silence is to experience noise first.

Author: Sofia Hernandez

In the silence of nature, we find our deepest thoughts echoing back to us.

Author: Harper Johnson

In the world of music, silence can be more powerful than sound.

Author: Harper Blackburn

Silence is the most powerful scream of all.

Author: Sophia Lee

Become best friends with silence, for it brings wisdom in abundance.

Author: Gina Belin