"Among all nations, there should be vast temples raised where the people might worship Silence and listen to it, for it is the voice of God."
—Jerome K. Jerome in Diary of a Pilgrimage
"It is not necessary for you to leave your house. Stay at your table and listen. Don't even listen, just wait. Don't even wait, be completely still and alone. The world will offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will writhe in ecstasy at your feet."
—Franz Kafka in The Zürau Aphorisms, #109
"Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul."
—Attributed online to Thomas Moore, though no definitive source appears to exist
"Silence is a great help to a seeker after Truth like myself. In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth, and the soul requires inward restfulness to attain its full height."
—Attributed to M.K. Gandhi
as appearing in Harijan, 10-12-'38 pp. 373-74, but the quote does not appear there
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