To communicate through silence is a link between the thoughts of man.

Marceau frames silence not as absence but as a medium—one capable of carrying meaning between people without words. The “link between the thoughts of man” suggests that nonverbal expression (gesture, posture, rhythm, stillness) can bypass linguistic and cultural barriers and connect inner experience directly. Read in light of mime, the line elevates restraint and attentiveness: when speech is removed, both performer and audience must meet in a shared imaginative space, completing meaning together. The quote also implies an ethical dimension: silence can foster empathy and understanding by making room for observation and reflection rather than argument or noise.