Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Silence, Spiritual (life)
God does not give Himself to a chattering soul which, like a drone in a beehive, buzzes around but gathers no honey. A talkative soul is empty inside. It lacks both the essential virtues and intimacy with God. A deeper interior life, one of gentle peace and of that silence where the Lord dwells, is quite out of the question. A soul that has never tasted the sweetness of inner silence is a restless spirit which disturbs the silence of others.
–Saint Faustina (1905-1938)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Silence, Spiritual (life), Suffering
She who desires peace must see, suffer and be silent.
–Saint Teresa Margaret (1747-1770)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Silence, Spiritual (life)
She who is silent everywhere finds peace.
–Saint Teresa Margaret (1747-1770)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Silence, Spiritual (life)
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, of keeping silence within, and listening so as to lose nothing of what He says to us. We know well enough how to keep outward silence, and to hush our spoken words, but we know little of interior silence. It consists in hushing our idle, restless, wandering imagination, in quieting the promptings of our worldly minds, and in suppressing the crowd of unprofitable thoughts which excite and disturb the soul.
–François Fénelon (1651-1715)
Death, Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century), Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Silence
Let us love silence till the world is made to die in our hearts. Let us always remember death, and in this thought draw near to God in our heart–and the pleasures of this world will have our scorn.
–Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
Page: Quotes, Prayer (how), Quote Author, Silence, Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Be faithful to the time spent in prayer and make sure that at least half of your prayer is spent in silence. This will bring you closer to Jesus.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
