Alan Paton Quotes

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Quiet is the absence of sound. Silence is the presence of silence.

No-one can function properly without occasional peace and quiet.

Silence is a still noise.

Silence, nothing is better.

Silence is best.

Quiet is better than loud.

I love silence.

I just want to live in peace and quiet.

I like silence.

I really love peace and quiet.

Quietness is the beginning of virtue. To be silent is to be beautiful. Stars do not make a noise.

I like peace and solitude and silence.

Truth hath a quiet breast.

Then everything was still. Absolutely still.

All the rest is silence On the other side of the wall, And the silence ripeness, And the ripeness all.

Quiet is here and all in me. ("Dress of White Silk")

n OthI n g can s urPas s the m y SteR y of s tilLnes s

The master action, to move forward is a form of inaction; being still and quiet.

Take time to be quiet.

Three quiet days. This hell fiend is like a cat with a mouse. She lets me loose only to pounce upon me again. I am never so frightened as when every thing is still.

To listen to the silence, wherever you are, is an easy and direct way of becoming present. Even if there is noise, there is always some silence underneath and in between the sounds. Listening to the silence immediately creates stillness inside you.

The world is quiet here.

But the quiet grows and grows. Beautifully and unbearably.