"The beginning of prayer is silence. If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence of the heart God speaks. And to be able to see that silence, to be able to hear God we need a clean heart; for a clean heart can see God, can hear God, can listen to God; and then only from the fullness of our heart can we speak to God. But we cannot speak unless we have listened, unless we have made that connection with God in the silence of our heart."
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"Silence in the face of evil is evil itself."
"I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God"
"When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence."
"Every word has consequences. Every silence, too."
"Learn to be silent. Let your quiet mind listen and absorb."
"Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation."
"If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence of the heart God speaks."
"I agree with Dante, that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality. There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal."
"Just sitting in silence is one of the best things a man can do."
"In music, silence is more important than sound."
"To stand in silence when they should be protesting makes cowards of men."
"Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim."
"I wish I could live underwater. Maybe then my skin would absorb the sea’s consoling silence."
"Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly."
"Silence is one of the great arts of conversation."
"Don't look for meaning in the words. Listen to the silences."
"Dancing, singing, storytelling and silence are the four universal healing salves."
"There is a huge silence inside each of us that beckons us into itself, and the recovery of our own silence can begin to teach us the language of heaven."
"Learn silence. With the quiet serenity of a meditative mind, listen, absorb, transcribe, and transform."
"Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow."