In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
-Henry David Thoreau
Quotations
Silence
Silence is golden, and gold is up these days, so silence is a solid investment.
-Jarod Kintz
Sometimes silence can be the loudest thing.
-Ellie Mathews
Silence moves faster when it's going backward.
-Jean Cocteau
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.
-Kahlil Gibran "Kahlil Gibran"
That deep silence has a melody of its own, a sweetness unknown amid the harsh discords of the world’s sounds.
-Paul Brunton "Paul Brunton"
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Silence is the first door to spiritual eminence.
-A Spiritual Leader "Adi Sankara"
It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie.
-Victor Hugo
Purpose of words is to create silence.
-Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
