“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.”
Marriage at the Crossroads (1931), p. 144
“Silence is the best answer for those who do not want to understand.”
Original: (it) Il silenzio è la miglior risposta a chi non vuol capire.
Source: prevale.net
“Your talk," I said, "is surely the handiwork of wisdom because not one word of it do I understand.”
Source: The Third Policeman (1967)
Sun-Faced Buddha, Moon-Faced Buddha lecture at the Zen Mountain Center (17 August 1971) http://suzukiroshi.sfzc.org/archives/index.cgi/710817V.html
Context: Communication is — start by understanding — your own understanding about people. Even though you want them to understand you, you know, it is — unless you understand people, it is almost impossible. Don't you think so? Only when you understand people, they may understand you. So even though you do not say anything, if you understand people there is some communication.
Nelson Mandela on words, Closing address 13th International Aids Conference, Durban, South Africa (14 July 2000). Source: From Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations © 2010 by Nelson R. Mandela and The Nelson Mandela Foundation http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/mini-site/selected-quotes
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