Silence

"Silence is frightening because it strips us as nothing else does, throwing us upon the stark realities of our life."
-Dallas Willard, "The Spirit of the Disciplines"

"True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."
--William Penn

"Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better. Silence is a Eternity; speech is shallow as Time."
--Thomas Carlyle

"Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart."

"Music and silence combine strongly because music is done with silence, and silence is full of music."
--Marcel Marceau