Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2005-02-05:

"It has often occurred to me that a seeker after truth has to be silent. I know the wonderful efficacy of silence. I visited a Trappist monastery in South Africa. A beautiful place it was. Most of the inmates of that place were under a vow of silence. I enquired of the Father the motive of it, and he said the motive is apparent. We are frail human beings. We do not know very often what we say. If we want to listen to the still small voice that is always speaking within us, it will not be heard if we continually speak. I understood that precious lesson." -- Mahatma Gandhi

(submitted to the mailing list by Michael Reddy)