53 Powerful Silence Quotes That Will Help You Find Peace

Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all

He has learned that silence means the absolute balance of the body, spirit and soul. The man who preserves his unity will never be dominated

Don’t mistake silence for weakness, smart people don’t plan big moves out loud.

Last night I begged the Wise One to tell me the secret of the world. Gently, gently, he whispered, “Be quiet, the secret cannot be spoken, It is wrapped in silence.”

Sticks and stones are hard on bones aimed with angry art. Words can sting like anything but silence breaks the heart.

Silence is an empty space, space is the home of the awakened mind.

Silence is the language of Om. We need silence to be able to reach our Self. Both internal and external silence is very important to feel the presence of that supreme Love.

There is a stillness in all of us that is really the essence of who we are. A stillness and a silence that doesn’t move, that doesn’t go anywhere and our task is to experience that while being in time.

Truly great actors carry their characters in silence with them. They communicate without words the relationships that predate the movie.

As for me, the silence and the emptiness is so great, that I look and do not see, — Listen and do not hear — the tongue moves but does not speak … I want you to pray for me — that I let Him have free hand.

We went down into the silent garden. Dawn is the time when nothing breathes, the hour of silence. Everything is transfixed, only the light moves.

Many things that human words have upset are set at rest again by the silence of animals. Animals move through the world like a caravan of silence. A whole world, that of nature and that of animals, is filled with silence. Nature and animals seem like protuberances of silence. The silence of animals and the silence of nature would not be so great and noble if it were merely a failure of language to materialize. Silence has been entrusted to the animals and to nature as something created for its own sake.

This silence, this moment, every moment, if it’s genuinely inside you, brings what you need. There’s nothing to believe. Only when I stopped believing in myself did I come into this beauty. Sit quietly, and listen for a voice that will say, ‘Be more silent.’ Die and be quiet. Quietness is the surest sign that you’ve died. Your old life was a frantic running from silence. Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence.

In silence and movement you can show the reflection of people.

Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore.

What I am looking for… is an immobile movement, something which would be the equivalent of what is called the eloquence of silence, or what St. John of the Cross, I think it was, described with the term ‘mute music’.

Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.

Meditation is to be aware of every thought and of every feeling, never to say it is right or wrong, but just to watch it and move with it. In that watching, you begin to understand the whole movement of thought and feeling. And out of this awareness comes silence.

Move thy tongue, for silence is a sign of discontent.

I’m afraid to speak or move for fear that all this wonderful beauty will just vanish … like a broken silence.

Cultivate the distance. Nurture the silence. Let it grow until your fragile heart is as far and inaccessible as his marbled emotions. Don’t talk. Don’t move. Sit still. If he shows up, lie. Believe your own excuses. And if he tries to charm his way back in, punch him in the face.

Yoga is the settling of the mind into silence. When the mind has settled, we are established in our essential nature, which is unbounded Consciousness. Our essential nature is usually overshadowed by the activity of the mind.

I don’t think that the spoken words solve everything. Sometimes silence delivers truer feelings while the words can distort the meaning in some situations.

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit. What sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence.

Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music.

Through the portals of silence, the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more beautiful than the silence.

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

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

I like the muted sounds, the shroud of grey, and the silence that comes with fog.

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

Out of silence is born concentration, and from that comes learning.

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

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

Silence is never more golden than when a quarrel is brewing.

Let go. And move closer to existence in silence and peace in meditation.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

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

Silence is the most perfect expression of scorn.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

The quiet mind is richer than a crown.

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

Silence is refreshment for the soul.

My love, there is nothing more relaxing and peaceful than the silence of the early mornings. Rise and enjoy nature! Good Morning!

Silence is an answer too.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

But my world fell apart, and all they could do, the whole universe, was to silently move on.

Only in silence could I hear the message, only by becoming still would I be able to move forward.

An Englishman’s never so natural as when he’s holding his tongue.