And silence, like a poultice, comes to heal the blows of sound

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Topics: Silence Quotes

The greatest tragedy in America is not the destruction of our natural resources, though that...

The greatest tragedy in America is not the destruction of our natural resources, though that...

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to...

Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to...

The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal...

The advice of their elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal...

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future

Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future

Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

Apology is only egotism wrong side out.

My fee, if I select the subject, is $150; if your committee selects the subject,...

My fee, if I select the subject, is $150; if your committee selects the subject,...

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

Old books, you know well, are books of the world's youth, and new books are...

Old books, you know well, are books of the world's youth, and new books are...

Death tugs at my ear and says: Live, I am coming.

Death tugs at my ear and says: Live, I am coming.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.

A person is always startled when he hears himself called old for the first time.

A person is always startled when he hears himself called old for the first time.

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Old time, in whose banks we deposit our notes, Is a miser who always wants...

Old time, in whose banks we deposit our notes, Is a miser who always wants...

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays, the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays, the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

Love is just a feeling of togetherness and openness in your heart.

Love is just a feeling of togetherness and openness in your heart.

Love is always in the mood of believing in miracles.

Love is always in the mood of believing in miracles.

I love more and more, but actually I don't know why. You are so sweet,...

I love more and more, but actually I don't know why. You are so sweet,...