All Profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Melville asserts that silence is a necessary precursor to any deep thought or emotion.
- In plain terms
- Silence must happen before deep feelings or thoughts.
- What can you take from it?
- Silence is essential for deep experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can you think deeply without silence?
- What does silence give you?
Another view
Some deep ideas arise without prior silence.
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