“Silence is the mother of truth.”

“When truth is replaced by silence,the silence is a lie.”

“Truth is dangerous. It topples palaces and kills kings. It stirs gentle men to rage and bids them take up arms. It wakes old grievances and opens forgotten wounds. It is the mother of the sleepless night and the hag-ridden day. And yet there is one thing that is more dangerous than Truth. Those who would silence Truth’s voice are more destructive by far. It is most perilous to be a speaker of Truth. Sometimes one must choose to be silent, or be silenced. But if a truth cannot be spoken, it must at least be known. Even if you dare not speak truth to others, never lie to yourself.”

“It is only in alert silence that truth can be.”

“Truth wanders everywhere, but especially and frequently, it wanders in the silence. To meet with it, you wander in the silence too.”

“Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.”