quiet wisdom Quotes

The silence of a wise man is always meaningful.

I prefer the wisdom of the uneducated to the folly of the loquacious.

Philosophy is good advice, and no one gives good advice at the top of his lungs.

Much of her life had been lived like a balancing act on a spearpoint fence, and on a particularly difficult night when she was twelve, she had decided that instinct was, in fact, the quiet voice of God. Prayers did receive replies, but you had to listen closely and believe in the answer. At twelve, she wrote in her diary: "God doesn't shout; He whispers, and in the whisper is the way.

Men who watch, and say little, very often are much wiser than the men they serve.

Flowers preach to us if we will hear.

The voice of the Almighty speaks most profoundly in such things as lives in silence themselves.

The patience and the humility of the face she loved so well was a better lesson to Jo than the wisest lecture, the sharpest reproof.

Inner guidance is heard like soft music in the night by those who have learned to listen.

The violets whisper from the shade Which their own leaves have made: Men scent our fragrance on the air, Yet take no heed Of humble lessons we would read.

Still, small heavenly voices penetrate the heart with their gentle, convincing declarations… Most often, hope, encouragement, and direction come from a soft, piercing voice. Small voices are heard only by those who are willing to listen.

Diamonds talk, and I can stand listenin' to 'em often.

All sensible men are of the same religion, but no sensible man ever tells.

Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.

There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.

The highest tone is hard to hear.

The greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries.

It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom.