"Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death." ― Jean-Jacques Rousseau Topic(s): Death More From Jean-Jacques Rousseau "No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and the law carried the death penalty against atheists, I would begin by sending to the stake whoever denounced another." "Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion." "The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." More In Death "Berry Gordy turned his house into a studio and discovered over 30 acts in the city. And we’re famous all over the world."― Martha Reeves "Change is growth. For me it has been a very spiritual and musical rebirth."― Lenny Kravitz "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."― Clarence Darrow