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.
Quotations
Silence
Some of the most powerful speeches I have given have been delivered in the dedicated silence of my actions.
-Steve Maraboli
Silence is golden, and gold is up these days, so silence is a solid investment.
-Jarod Kintz
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
-Confucius
The silence between us talks itself.
-Anonymous
Music is pleasing not only because of the sound but because of the silence that is in it: without the alternation of sound and silence there would be no rhythm.
-Thomas Merton
"No Man Is an Island"
First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak.
-Henri J.M. Nouwen
Silence is a giver; it gives some things to you! Noise is a taker; it takes some things from you! Seek for the silence!
-Mehmet Murat Ildan
Slowly we became silent, and silence itself if an enemy to friendship.
-Norman Maclean
"A River Runs Through It and Other Stories"
Thoughts will lead you in circles. Silence will bring you back to your centre.
-Rasheed Ogunlaru
