SilenceTHERE is a silence where hath been no sound, There is a silence where no sound may be, In the cold grave–under the deep, deep sea, Or in wide desert where no life is found, Which hath been mute, and still must sleep profound; No voice is hush'd–no life treads silently, But clouds and cloudy shadows wander free, That never spoke, over the idle ground: But in green ruins, in the desolate walls Of antique palaces, where Man hath been, Though the dun fox or wild hyæna calls, And owls, that flit continually between, Shriek to the echo, and the low winds moan– There the true Silence is, self-conscious and alone. Thomas Hood
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  3. Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent. - Napoleon Hill
  4. In not only the physical science, but in the real mental silence, the wisdom dawns. (75) - Swami Satchidananda
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More Quotes By Thomas Hood
  1. I saw old Autumn in the misty morn Stand shadowless like silence, listening To silence, for no lonely bird would sing Into his hollow ear from woods forlorn, Nor lowly hedge nor solitary thorn; --Shaking his languid locks all dewy bright With tangled gossamer that...
  2. Peace and rest at length have come All the day's long toil is past, And each heart is whispering, 'Home, Home at last.
  3. No sun–no moon! No morn–no noon– No dawn– No sky–no earthly view– No distance looking blue– No road–no street–no "t'other side the way"– No end to any Row– No indications where the Crescents go– No top to any steeple– No recognitions of familiar people– No...
  4. SilenceTHERE is a silence where hath been no sound, There is a silence where no sound may be, In the cold grave–under the deep, deep sea, Or in wide desert where no life is found, Which hath been mute, and still must sleep profound; No...
  5. When Eve upon the first of MenThe apple press’d with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities then That Adam was not adamant!
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