Isaac of Nineveh Quotes About Silence
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The wisdom of the Holy Spirit is much greater than the wisdom of the entire world. Within the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, silence prevails; the wisdom of the world, however, goes astray into idle talk.
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Speech is the organ of this present world. Silence is the mystery of the world to come.
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Humility collects the soul into a single point by the power of silence. A truly humble man has no desire to be known or admired by others, but wishes to plunge from himself into himself, to become nothing, as if he had never been born. When he is completely hidden to himself in himself, he is completely with God
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Above anything, welcome silence, for it brings fruits that no tongue can speak of, neither can it be explained.
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