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.
One Christmas, Brother Ben is allowed to speak and he says, “I like the mashed potatoes we have with the Christmas turkey!” and he sits down. Silence ensues for 365 days.
The next Christmas, Brother David gets his turn, and he says, “I think the mashed potatoes are lumpy and I hate them!”
Once again, silence for 366 days (it’s leap year). The following Christmas, Brother Rod rises and says, “I am fed up with this constant bickering!”
Silence is so freaking loud. - Sarah Dessen
Great souls suffer in silence. - Friedrich Schiller
Silence speaks when words can't. - Unknown
Silence is more eloquent than words. - Thomas Carlyle
Speech is the small change of silence. - George Meredith
Silence is the ultimate weapon of power. - Charles de Gaulle
What is reading, but silent conversation. - Walter Savage Landor
Calumnies are answered best with silence. - Ben Jonson
Confidence is silent; insecurities are loud. - Unknown
Noise creates illusions. Silence brings truth. - Maxime Lagace
I get tired of talking when I want to be silent. - Henry Rollins
Decency is indecency's conspiracy of silence. - George Bernard Shaw
Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. - Jorge Luis Borges
How do I learn to speak when silence is all I know? - Susie Clevenger
It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie. - Victor Hugo
Listening to the eternal involves a silence within us. - Thomas R Kelly
The Bible tells us to forgive our enemies, not our friends. - Margot Asquith
The 'g' is silent. The only thing about her that is. - Julie Burchill
If silence be good for the wise, how much the better for fools. - Talmud
For the man who prays in his heart, the whole world is a church. - Sylvain of Athos
In an urban environment, a church building is a thing of the past. - Mark Batterson
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart. - C S Lewis
The more you understand silence, that's where the balance comes. - Rick Rubin
To be born in India is to arrive into the world swimming in religion. - Ravi Zacharias
The Religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them. - Karen M Moning
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence. - Henri F Amiel
I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right. - Billy Graham
The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. - Reinhard Bonnke
Later, he told his nephew that religion required careful thought, not reflexive acceptance. - Thomas Jefferson
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. - Blaise Pascal
Let us build a church so great that those who come after us may thing us mad to have attempted it. - Unknown
When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas. - Rick Perry
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has purpose. - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
The world says everything happens randomly, without reason. But the Bible reassures us that God works in all things. - David Jeremiah
Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in Church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs. - Fred Allen
I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me. - Keanu Reeves
Audiences everywhere are tough. They don't have time to be bored or brow beaten by orthodox, old fashioned advertising. - Craig Davis
I am quite sure now that often in matters concerning religion and politics, a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkeys. - Mark Twain
Starbucks says they are going to start putting religious quotes on cups. The very first one will say, 'Jesus! This cup is expensive!' - Conan O'Brien
Great souls suffer in silence. - Friedrich Schiller
Silence speaks when words can't. - Unknown
Silence is more eloquent than words. - Thomas Carlyle
Speech is the small change of silence. - George Meredith
Silence is the ultimate weapon of power. - Charles de Gaulle
What is reading, but silent conversation. - Walter Savage Landor
Calumnies are answered best with silence. - Ben Jonson
Confidence is silent; insecurities are loud. - Unknown
Noise creates illusions. Silence brings truth. - Maxime Lagace
I get tired of talking when I want to be silent. - Henry Rollins
Decency is indecency's conspiracy of silence. - George Bernard Shaw
Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. - Jorge Luis Borges
How do I learn to speak when silence is all I know? - Susie Clevenger
It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie. - Victor Hugo
Listening to the eternal involves a silence within us. - Thomas R Kelly
The Bible tells us to forgive our enemies, not our friends. - Margot Asquith
The 'g' is silent. The only thing about her that is. - Julie Burchill
If silence be good for the wise, how much the better for fools. - Talmud
For the man who prays in his heart, the whole world is a church. - Sylvain of Athos
In an urban environment, a church building is a thing of the past. - Mark Batterson
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart. - C S Lewis
The more you understand silence, that's where the balance comes. - Rick Rubin
To be born in India is to arrive into the world swimming in religion. - Ravi Zacharias
The Religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them. - Karen M Moning
Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence. - Henri F Amiel
I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right. - Billy Graham
The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going. - Reinhard Bonnke
Later, he told his nephew that religion required careful thought, not reflexive acceptance. - Thomas Jefferson
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. - Blaise Pascal
Let us build a church so great that those who come after us may thing us mad to have attempted it. - Unknown
When I make a vow to God, then I would suggest to you that's even stronger than a handshake in Texas. - Rick Perry
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has purpose. - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
The world says everything happens randomly, without reason. But the Bible reassures us that God works in all things. - David Jeremiah
Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in Church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs. - Fred Allen
I went to a Catholic boys' school for a year, but that was to play hockey. Religion class was quite contentious for me. - Keanu Reeves
Audiences everywhere are tough. They don't have time to be bored or brow beaten by orthodox, old fashioned advertising. - Craig Davis
I am quite sure now that often in matters concerning religion and politics, a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkeys. - Mark Twain
Starbucks says they are going to start putting religious quotes on cups. The very first one will say, 'Jesus! This cup is expensive!' - Conan O'Brien
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