Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Listen to the sound of silence.

Time is one's best friend, teaching best of all the wisdom of silence.

Let us leave a little room for reflection in our lives, room too for silence. Let us look within ourselves and see whether there is some delightful hidden place inside where we can be free of noise and argument. Let us hear the Word of God in stillness and perhaps we will then come to understand it.

Silence is so powerful, so important. There is so much to be learned from it.

In silence, we have an opportunity to reflect, listen, and gain new insights about ourselves. In silence, we can think, feel, and most important of all, breathe. When you seek guidance, understanding, clarity, or peace of mind, the first step is to master the art of silence and to rethink the value of solitude.

Sometimes I go for days without speaking to a soul. I think, “I should make that call", but I put it off. Because there’s something pleasurable about not talking. But then I love talking, so it’s not that. But sometimes it can be nice. It’s not like I sit here philosophizing, because I’ve no talent for that. It’s just this thing about silence that’s so wonderful.

I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.

Wisdom grows in quiet places.

Perhaps it is possible to discover more in silence than in speech. Or perhaps it is only that those who are silent among us learn to listen.

Speech is great, but silence is greater.

To many mortals silence great gain brings.

I aspire only to silence.

'The Machinist' changed me. I learned that I really enjoy, literally, not saying a damned word for days at a time, except for what was in the scene. Whole days of... nothing. Just... standing still. I know a lot of people found it bizarre, because they'd be standing right next to me thinking, 'Why aren't we talking? What's going on?'

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Some of the most powerful times are when we're quiet.

I've found throughout the years that I needed a place where I can go with no TV, no computer, no phone and just have no distractions and just be able to sit and think and just not be disturbed.

All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have a relationship with silence. It is difficult, but it can start with just the tiniest quiet moment.

My hobby is silence.

The word must be heard in silence; there must be darkness to see the stars.

Truth is not found by knowledge, it is found by silence. And knowledge is noisy.

Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the deeper vibration. Listen carefully.

Everyone breathes in air, but it's a wise person who knows when to use that air to speak and when to exhale in silence.

We need to listen more, to hear the silence and live in it.

I named this place Listening Point because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and heard. Everyone has a listening point somewhere. It does not have to be in the north or close to the wilderness, but someplace of quiet where the universe can be contemplated with awe.