“God is our true Friend, who always gives us the counsel and comfort we need. Our danger lies in resisting Him; so it is essential that we acquire the habit of hearkening to His voice, or keeping silence within, and listening so as to lose nothing of what He says to us.” NeedsGivingLyingVoiceLosesSilenceDangerListeningHabitComfortEssentialsAcquireTrue FriendResisting Author:Francois Fenelon
“I don't have a BlackBerry or whatever you call it. And there is something to be said for being isolated and out of phone range, because you can fall into a habit to such a degree that you don't even realise that you've lost something: silence.” SaidFallLostSilenceHabitDegreesPhonesRangeRealisingIsolatedBlackberries Author:Viggo Mortensen
“Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing.” MindFormLiteratureSilenceHabitIsolationConcentrationHabits Of MindEnigmatic Author:Philip Roth
“I waited for her to catch up, and when I did, she slowed down, and I missed seeing the light in her hair. I never told Nadia how much I liked seeing the halo the sunlight made of her hair. Sometimes silence is a habit that hurts.” LoveMadeSometimesLightHurtSilenceSeeingHairHabitDown AndSunlightSilence IsHalosSeeing The Light Book:The View from Saturday Source: The View from Saturday
“When I hear another express an opinion which is not mine, I say to myself, he has a right to his opinion, as I to mine. Why should I question it? His error does me no injury, and shall I become a Don Quixote, to bring all men by force of argument to one opinion? ...Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.” MenShouldDoeForceSilenceOpinionMinesHabitArgumentErrorsInjuryEndeavorShould IListeners Author:Thomas Jefferson