#si

Silence is worse; all truths that are kept silent become poisonous. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#silence

In Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves. ↗

— Rumi

#silence

Deeply I go down into myself. My god is Dark and like a webbing made of a hundred roots that drink in silence. ↗

— Rainer Maria Rilke

#silence

In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#silence #silence

Quit calling me Grey. It makes me sound like I’m a boy. Like Dorian Gray.” “Dorian who?” I sighed. “Just think up something else. Plain old Nora works too, you know.” “Sure thing, Gumdrop.” I grimaced. “I take that back. Let’s stick with Grey. ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#fitzpatrick #grey #gumdrop #hush #nora

Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#complicity #dissent #protest #truth-telling #silence

I'm not the distraction in the room.' 'Oh? And what might be?' -Nora & Patch (PG 242) ↗

— Becca Fitzpatrick

#nora-grey #patch-cipriano #silence

Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist. ↗

— George Carlin

#disillusionment #idealism #disappointment

Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers." (Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.) ↗