To hear, one must be silent.

When I speak, you must not listen to the words, my dear. Listen to the Silence.

Silence is the general consecration of the universe. Silence is the invisible laying on of the Divine Pontiff's hands upon the world. Silence is at once the most harmless and the most awful thing in all nature. It speaks of the Reserved Forces of Fate. Silence is the only Voice of our God.

Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.

Let all my world be silent in your presence, Lord, so that I may hear what the Lord God may say in my heart. Your words are so softly spoken that no one can hear them except in deep silence.

Escucha en silencio, porque situ corazon esta lleno con otras cosas no podras escuchar la voz de Dios.

So you must be silent. Then God will be born in you, utter his word in you and you shall hear it; but be very sure that if you speak the word will have to be silent. If you go out, he will most surely come in; as much as you go out for him He will come in to you; no more, no less….

Silence is a learned practice that requires far more than just not talking. Not talking is not silence; it's just not talking.

Silence is pure and holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking.

Le silence est une musique qui parle à l'âme.

Silence. The ability to deliberately keep yourself out of the conversation and subsist without its validation. Silence is the respite of the confident and the strong.

The hard silence between frustrated people always feels cluttered. But holy silence is spacious and inviting. You can drink it down. We offer it to ourselves when we work, rest, meditate, bike, read. When we hike by ourselves, we hear a silence still pristine with crunching leaves and birdsong. Silence can be a system of peace, which is mercy, easily offered to a friend needing quiet, harder when the person is one's own annoying self.

For a word to be spoken, there must be silence. Before, and after.

To maintain immaculate speech, often times silence is required.