Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing,
Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness;
So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another,
Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.

If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility

If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

Silence is medication for sorrow

Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.