A Stroll in the Garden

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing there is a field.
I’ll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about.”
― Rumi

Maple

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“We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.” ― Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

Maple

“Never miss a good chance to shut up.” ― Will Rogers

Maple

“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.”
― George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such

Pear

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” ― Ansel Adams

Pear

“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.”
― Elbert Hubbard

Yellow Transparent Apple

“Silence is a source of Great Strength.” ― Lao Tzu

Yellow Transparent Apple

“You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Larkspur

“Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.” ― Pythagoras

Larkspur

“In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing. It is only when you realize your nothingness, your emptiness, that God can fill you with Himself. Souls of prayer are souls of great silence.”
― Mother Teresa, In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories and Prayers

Allium

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8 responses to “A Stroll in the Garden

  1. What beautiful words! Love the flowers and words! Hugs

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  2. Fantastic montage of words, wisdom and flowers. Silence is way under-rated.

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  3. Great quotes on silence and beautiful flowers too!

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  4. Beautiful – but I can feel the end of summer already! ❤️

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