“Silence and simplicity obtrude on no one, but are yet two unequaled attractions in woman.” TwoSilenceSimplicityAttraction Author:Alphonse de Lamartine
“The Simonian system can be extracted from the writings of Hippolytus. The cosmos begins with the one root, which is unfathomable Silence, pre-existent, limitless power, existing in singleness. It bestirs itself and assumes a determinate aspect by turning into Thinking (Nous, i.e. Mind), from which comes forth the Thought (Epinoia). As soon as thought is born out of the thinking silence, suddenly one has become two.” ThinkingWritingMindTwoBornSilenceAspectRootsAssumingCosmosTaoLimitlessUnfathomableSingleness Author:Edward F Edinger
“The amateur has a long list of fears. Near the top are two: Solitude and silence. The amateur fears solitude and silence because she needs to avoid, at all costs, the voice inside her head that would point her toward her calling and her destiny. So she seeks distraction. The amateur prizes shallowness and shuns depth. The culture of Twitter and Facebook is paradise for the amateur.” NeedsLongTwoMotivationalCultureVoiceSilenceDestinyCallingCostSolitudeDepthListsParadisePrizeDistractionSilence IsShallownessTwitter And Facebook Author:Steven Pressfield
“They are slaves who fear to speak For the fallen and the weak; They are slaves who will not choose Hatred, scoffing, and abuse, Rather than in silence shrink From the truth they needs must think; They are slaves who dare not be In the right with two or three.” ThinkingNeedsTwoThreeSpeakSilenceWeakHatredAbuseSlaveDareFallenShrinksScoffing Book:Poems Source: Poems