Thomas Hood (1799–1845) British writer
Sonnet, Silence; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
20th century
Alta vendetta
D'alto silenzio è figlia.
La Congiura de' Pazzi, I, 1; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 707.
Thomas Hood (1799–1845) British writer
Sonnet, Silence; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
20th century
“Silence is deep as Eternity, speech is shallow as Time.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
“Not deep his sorrow who in silence grieves.”
Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441–1494) Italian writer
Poco ha doglia chi dolendo tace.
Sonetti e Canzoni, Book II, as reported in T. B. Harbottle's Dictionary of Quotations (French and Italian) (1904), p. 395
“Silence is deep as Eternity, Speech is shallow as Time.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
“There was silence deep as death,
And the boldest held his breath,
For a time.”
Thomas Campbell (1777–1844) British writer
Battle of the Baltic (1805), st. 2 http://www.poemhunter.com/p/m/poem.asp?poet=3042&poem=17248; a poem about the Battle of Copenhagen
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
1830s, Sir Walter Scott (1838)
“Become a fertile ground for the divine birth. Cherish this deep silence within, nourish it”
Johannes Tauler (1300–1361) German theologian
Quoted in "Johannes Tauler: Sermons" translated by Maria Shardy
Context: Become a fertile ground for the divine birth. Cherish this deep silence within, nourish it Cherish this deep silence within, nourish it frequently frequently.
Kristin Hannah (1960) American writer
Source: Summer Island