#silent

in times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#knowledge #remaining-silent #wisdom #men

Oh, I don't know. I prefer to think that when they're at home, the Silent Brothers are much like us. Playing practical jokes in the Silent City, making toasted cheese-" "I hope they play charades," said Tessa Dryly. "It would seem to take advantage of their natural talents. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#charades #jem #silent-brothers #tessa #nature

Speak only if it improves upon the silence. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#improvement

Never say anything that doesn't improve on silence. ↗

— Richard Yates

#silence #improvement

It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide. ↗

— Honoré de Balzac

#psychology #remaining-silent #reticence #silence #gossip

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#cannot #expresses #impossible #said #silent

When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals. ↗

— Clara Zetkin

#duty #ideals #men #our #raise

What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined - to strengthen each other - to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories. ↗

— George Eliot

#feel #greater #human #human souls #joined

Tears are the silent language of grief. ↗

— Voltaire

#grief #language #silent #tears

Those who condemn gay marriage, yet are silent or indifferent to the breakdown of marriage and divorce, are, in my view, missing the real issue. ↗

— Malcolm Turnbull

#condemn #divorce #gay #gay marriage #indifferent