At a monastery high in the mountains, the monks have a rigid vow of silence. Only at Christmas, and only by one monk, and only with one sentence, is the vow allowed to be broken. expressive silence - James Thomson Real action is in silent moments. - Ralph Waldo Emerson A silent man is easily reputed wise. - Frederick W Robertson Silence is a source of great strength. - Lao Tzu Silence is the ultimate weapon of power. - Charles de Gaulle Sound is our mind, silence is our being. - Osho Listen to silence. It has so much to say. - Rumi The silence is so deep it hurts our ears. - Haruki Murakami Holy Mackerel: Fish served at Church supper - Daffynitions joe-ks.com A turkey never voted for an early Christmas. - Unknown The cruelest lies are often told in silence. - Robert Louis Stevenson Silence is sometimes the severest criticism. - Charles Buxton You misinterpret everything, even the silence. - Franz Kafka I get tired of talking when I want to be silent. - Henry Rollins I have often regretted my speech, never my silence. - Xenocrates Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water. - Latin Proverb The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me. - Blaise Pascal In an urban environment, a church building is a thing of the past. - Mark Batterson The more you understand silence, that's where the balance comes. - Rick Rubin There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it. - George Bernard Shaw There is a world of practical religion in simply being considerate of others. - Roger Babson If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent? - George Carlin Democracy is also a form of religion; it is the worship of jackals by jackasses. - H L Mencken He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. - Elbert Hubbard You can always borrow a corkscrew from a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. - Chauncey Depew The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. - Thomas Paine He has occasional flashes of silence that make his conversation perfectly delightful. - Sydney Smith Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa. - Bart Simpson Let's just say, I'm Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist. - Liam Neeson Reading a good book in silence is like eating chocolate for the rest of your life and never getting fat. - Becca Fitzpatrick Family, religion, friendship... these are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. - Mr. Burns Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy. - Taylor Swift A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. - Garrison Keillor It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand. - Mark Twain When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. - Ansel Adams Remembering is a gift - a silent gift, because it roots us in reality while at the same time pointing us towards eternity. - Raphael Anzenberger Silent Disco: A disco in which all the participants wear wireless headphones to hear the music, thus eliminating noise pollution - Daffynitions joe-ks.com Within each of us, there is silence. A silence as vast as the universe. And when we experience that silence, we remember who we are. - Gunilla Norris Only through repentance and faith in Christ can anyone be saved. No religious activity will be sufficient, only true faith in Jesus Christ alone. - Ravi Zacharias Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe see also Christmas & Religious Sections Celebate or Celebrate? Friar Thumper Gambling Chips Greek Monk Monk On A Rope Monk’s Fish And Chip Stand Monk’s Story Silent Monks Singing Hallelujah Tiny Monks Voices In My Head |
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