Silence (n.) is not simply in the absence of speaking, it is like the subdued lighting in a pleasant room, it is not something one talks about, but it is there and exercises its beneficent power.
Silence (n.) is an art, and a great art precisely because man's ability to speak so easily tempts him.
Silence (n.) is the lesson of the gods. Man learns to speak from men, and from the Gods, to be silent.
Silence (n.) is that which, when it rests over the land in the evening, is not disturbed by the bellowing dog in the distance, but includes it.
Silence (n.) at its most stubborn is not holding one's tongue but talking.