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" Precisely because a human being has the ability to speak, for this very reason the ability to keep silent is an art; and precisely because this advantage of his tempts him so easily, the ability to keep silent is a great art. "

Søren Kierkegaard , The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Godly Discourses


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Søren Kierkegaard quote : Precisely because a human being has the ability to speak, for this very reason the ability to keep silent is an art; and precisely because this advantage of his tempts him so easily, the ability to keep silent is a great art.