Daily Zenscape

Friday, April 14, 2017

Small channels flow noisily;
the great flow silent.
Whatever's not full makes noise.
Whatever is full is quiet.
~ The Buddha

Silence is a source of great strength.
~ Lao Tzu

Silence the angry man with love.
Silence the ill-natured man with kindness.
Silence the miser with generosity.
Silence the liar with truth.
~ Buddha

Quiet the mind and the soul will speak.
~ Unknown

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
~ Elbert Hubbard

The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.
~ Sakyong Mipham

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as the result of hard work.
~ Booker T. Washington