Mindful Silence Quotes

Occasionally, you might enjoy the luxury of an unexpressed thought.

Words engage our minds, but in the silence we hear the Presence of God.

I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.

One must not be afraid of a little silence. Some find silence awkward or oppressive. But a relaxed approach to dialogue will include the welcoming of some silence. It is often a devastating question to ask oneself, but it is sometimes important to ask it - 'In saying what I have in mind will I really improve on the silence?

Too much talking these days. Talk talk talk. This country would get along much better if people learned how to suffer in silence.

Silence 'is so lacking in this world which is often too noisy, which is not favorable to recollection and listening to the voice of God. In this time of preparation for Christmas, let us cultivate interior recollection so as to receive and keep Jesus in our lives.'

Silence is difficult and arduous, it is not to be played with.

Listening to the eternal involves a silence within us.

There is a silence that matches our best possibilities when we have learned to listen to others. We can master the art of being quiet in order to be able to hear clearly what others are saying. . . . We need to cut off the garbled static of our own preoccupations to give to people who want our quiet attention.

Not communicating saves energy; it keeps people from worrying about things they cannot do anything about; and it eliminates an enormous amount of useless talk.

This poetry. I never know what I'm going to say. I don't plan it. When I'm outside the saying of it, I get very quiet and rarely speak at all.