119 (BEST) Inspirational Sayings & Quotes About Quiet People
Quotes About Quiet People
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. -Plato
Being quiet is fine, most people don’t listen anyway. Unknown
Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree. Susan Cain
I feel a lie in being quiet, an old pain that is not denned out, but not yet named. I fear it is death itself. Dorothy Parker
The man who came to know himself was compelled to speak. If you’re not speaking for yourself, then what are you doing? -Mark Twain
The term ‘quietude’ has a long history in the English language. In the mid-17th century the word was used to refer to calmness and simplicity in daily life. Later on, it was associated with churches as a time of rest from worldly pursuits. From there it turned into an expression of sanctity and humility, and it was said that saints were ‘quietude’ people.
Most people’s natural state of being is to speak and judge and look and listen, because that is what they are programmed to do. So, when we take the time to do those things in silence, we are not doing anything unusual -we are just being present. -Pema Chodron
The smell of lavender had a way of making everyone feel so motherly—so kind and intelligent and wise—that the fact that it was a smell was forgotten about. -Joan Didion
She was someone who, when she entered a room, made you feel as if you were the only person in it. -Evelyn Waugh
I am grateful for all of those who said NO to me. It is because of them I’m doing it myself. -Albert Einstein
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. -Ellen Parr 12
Quiet is not being shy, nor introverted, nor cowardly. It is taking time to think. -Marianne Williamson
The most important things in the world cannot be seen or felt but rather experienced. -Catherine Aird
Silence is a source of power, and freedom; it gives us an inner strength that nothing else can give us; we can enter into life with less anxiety, and deeper serenity. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
The opposite of talking isn’t listening. It’s waiting. Unknown
I want to be the kind of man my dog thinks I am. -Unknown
If you wish to read the most interesting books, those that profoundly affect men, don’t read them as they are written, but rewrite them in your own words and then judge them. -Marcus Aurelius
The only one who is never bored is a child. -Jean Cocteau
Feeling is what happens to us. Thinking is what we do about it.-David McReynolds
A man of silence is never alone, for he has the best of company within himself. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.– Thomas Stearns Eliot
“Have you ever noticed how the most intriguing individual in the room seems content to listen sooner than speak?”- Richelle E. Goodrich,
A man who does not trust himself will never be trusted by others. -Oscar Wilde
“Silence isn’t always agreement. Sometimes people no longer argue because they no longer care.”-Joyce Rachelle
“Strong is the man who can say what he thinks, and do it.”-Elbert Hubbard
“We are all born afraid. It’s the time when we begin to believe in ourselves that we grow into courage.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”- Mark Twain
If you want to discover secrets, read the dictionary. -Ambrose Bierce
“The best people are always quiet.” -Joan Didion
“Say what you will, but do not say too little.”-Charles Caleb Colton
“There is no such thing as an insignificant man.-Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Conduct of Life,
Some times you have to work to be alone, others you have to work to be with others.”-Gillian Flynn
“The only difference between a successful person and others is that he has done what he was supposed to do while they haven’t.-Oprah Winfrey
“It’s a scab, that little thing which covers up the wound, that fills the stomach with wish you were dead thoughts.” –Alice Duer Miller
“To be able to see and know what is right when it goes on before you is one of the proudest privileges of man.”- Herbert Spencer
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter-it’s the difference between the lighting of a lamp and the lighting of a fire.” -Mark Twain
“Silence gives consent.”-Roman Proverb
“If you stand up for what you believe in, sometimes you have to stand alone.”-Bear Grylls
“Unleash your mind; for sometimes it’s so much better than being quiet.”- Sijdah Hussain.
“Never confuse movement with action.”-Unknown
“Look at a man as you would look at yourself.” (The person you most desire to be.)- Unknown
“The best way to get ahead is to improve yourself.”-Benjamin Disraeli
44.”Give an answer as simple as truth and never mind the consequences.” -Francois Bolivar
“Not all who are silent do not want to talk.”- Debasish Mridha
“The difference between talking and conversation is that we are taught to talk but not to listen.”-Debasish Mridha
“Keeping quiet is an art, not a sign of stupidity.”-William Faulkner
“Silence is not enmity, silence is simply indifference and it takes two to have a quarrel.” -Rajendra Chhetri
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine-and shadows will fall behind you.” –Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Silence will not feed the hungry nor ease the burdens of the poor.”-Susan B. Anthony
“Let us never forget that silence is sometimes a forsaking of God’s blessings and sometimes a forsaking of God himself-Wisdom (Book) 1:9″ -Barnabas Fund
“Even if there are no words, there is still a song…” –Unknown
“Never ask people to speak about something that they feel uncomfortable with.”-Debasish Mridha
I’d rather stay quiet than explain my problems to people who don’t care. – unknown
“There are no good or bad ideas, just good and bad people.” –Debasish Mridha
“You don’t need to say anything to make a person feel important.”-Unknown
“I have found that there is nothing so disturbing as the evidence of one’s own sanity.” –Josaphat Cienkowski
Quiet people keep thier secrets to themselves. That’s what makes them interesting… and usually worth the wait. – Kirsten Miller
I don’t like the word difficult. I prefer the term “challenging” because it gives you confidence that if you can just figure it out, you can expect to succeed. – David Bland
You know how some people say they’re too busy with school? Well, I am too busy for school. -Neil Gaiman
“You don’t have to be a genius or a celebrity to make an impact; sometimes all it takes is being yourself .” – Maya Angelou
“You do not have to be great to be remembered, but you must be good.” -Charles Chaplin (to a young boy)
“A person who is capable of getting annoyed at nothing is probably not capable of feeling anything very deeply.” -Charles Dickens
“Expect the best, plan for the worst; and if you get it, plan for the next one.” -Franklin D Roosevelt
“Don’t quote me on that. There’s no real proof it works.” -Rumi
“If you have a mind filled with wonder, you are not empty-that is the magic of your mind, and that is alchemy.” – Jonathan Livingston Seagull
“Life has to be lived as play, otherwise it becomes a burden.” –Catherine Aird
Fear The Quiet Ones Quotes
A wise man once said nothing. Proverb
I was quiet but I was not blind. – Jane Austen.
I am just one of those people who is quiet till you really get to know me. – unknown
Deep rivers run quiet. -Haruki Murakami
You only know part of me. I am a universe full of secrets.- Lupytha Hermin
If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I have learned to let things go in one ear and out the other. -Michael Jackson
To be quiet is to listen a little harder to what is being said by the silence around us. -Diane Ackermann
Silence is not only golden, but it doesn’t get you in trouble either. -Jay Leno
He was always so quiet, I’d forgotten he was there. -Stephen King
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.– Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Quiet oftentimes speaks of… .silence. -Unknown
Actions speak louder than words. -unknown
The silence has spoken, the world has changed forever because of it. -unknown
What does it matter if a man is silent for years? Why not make him silent forever? – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762)
You just gotta be quiet and listen.-unknown
At times, I find it easier to be quiet than to explain my thoughts and feelings. – unknown
If you fall silent, I will listen for you. -unknown
Nothing remains forever
The quietness in me hears the silence in you – unknown
The silence of one person is the solitude of another.-Anton Chekhov
If you break the silence, the world will break. -unknown
A woman is more beautiful when she is silent.- unknown
I always feel a little sorry for my neighbor who lives next door and has visitors all day. After a while, it must get awfully quiet in that house with just one person in it.– Eleanor Roosevelt
You can’t make a pet out of someone who can talk back to you.-unknown
Silence is a source of great strength. – Lao Tzu
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.-unknown
There are no secrets to success, just hard work and learning from failure. – Colin Powell
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises to give even his life-Seneca
Silence is the language of God all men understand it not. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
We don’t just see, we feel. – unknown
Silence is the language of love. – Thomas Jefferson
All wisdom comes with age. -unknown
Silence is golden, but words are silver.–unknown
The more you talk, the less you know.- unknown
If there is anything that can make me happy it’s stopping talking and listening.- unknown
He who speaks does not always know what he is talking about.
Quotes About Being Quiet and Observing
Very private people have mastered the art of telling you little about themselves but doing it in such a way you think you know a lot.’ – Unknown
Few men can endure silence; the weakness of a voice is fatal to manly animation.-Milton
“Quietness will not feed the hungry nor ease the burdens of the poor.”-Susan B. Anthony
If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I have learned to let things go in one ear and out the other.–Michael Jackson
The fact is, silence is always having to do with the intensity of your listening skills. − Rachel Naomi Remen
“No man is an island,… entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”-John Donne
“Silence gives consent.”-Roman Proverb
Silence can kill you-unknown
Silence is more than golden-unknown
“The best way to get ahead is to improve yourself.”-Benjamin Disraeli
If you keep quiet, people will think you are a fool. But if you open your mouth, they will know you are wise.-unknown
A person who is capable of getting annoyed at nothing is probably not capable of feeling anything very deeply.-Charles Dickens
Silence ruins the argument, not suffices it.-unknown
“I am just one of those people who is quiet till you really get to know me.”-unknown
True silence enables one to listen for what is not being said.- Unknown
The art of conversation is by no means an easy one, yet it is absolutely necessary if one wishes to gain that ascendancy over his fellows which every man must wish for if he has anything in him-James Payn