You ain't learning nothing when you're talking.
I was a man who thrived on solitude; without it I was like another man without food or water. Each day without solitude weakened me. I took no pride in my solitude; but I was dependent on it. The darkness of the room was like sunlight to me.
It is the stillest words that bring the storm.
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.
Introverts prefer to work independently, and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation.
Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.
they simply never understand, do they, that sometimes solitude is one of the most beautiful things on earth?
Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering.
I'm actually pretty reserved.
'No Burden' is not necessarily ferocious.
I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.
I cannot keep quiet even when I am a lone voice.
I long for the imperishable quiet at the heart of form.
I just go in my back garden. It's the only place where people don't come and bother you.
I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted.
A fragrant breeze wandered up from the quiet sea, trailed along the beach, and drifted back to the sea again, wondering where to go next. On a mad impulse it went up to the beach again. It drifted back to sea.
Time is one's best friend, teaching best of all the wisdom of silence.
One of the things that made me long to be back in prison was that I had so little opportunity for reading, thinking and quiet reflection after my release. I intend, amongst other things, to give myself much more opportunity for such reading and reflection.
Dignified and respectful quietude speaks much louder than pomp and circumstance when it comes to remembering those who died.
I said shut up once already, with my mouth.
The silence of a wise man is always meaningful.
I grew up in the suburbs of Connecticut - during the school time of year - but I preferred it in New Hampshire. I preferred the culture, the landscape, the relative solitude. I've always loved it.
I think a lot, but I don't say much.
