Quotes about Tranquility
Make a poem that does not disturb the silence from which it came.
— Wendell Berry
He has come into a wakefulness as quiet as sleep.
— Wendell Berry
Accept what comes from silence. Make the best you can of it. Of the little words that come out of the silence, like prayers prayed back to the one who prays, make a poem that does not disturb the silence from which it came.
— Wendell Berry
A pine tree standeth lonely In the North on an upland bare; It standeth whitely shrouded With snow, and sleepeth there. It dreameth of a Palm tree Which far in the East alone, In the mournful silence standeth On its ridge of burning stone.
— Heinrich Heine
There can be no very black misery to him who lives in the midst of Nature and has his senses still.
— Henry David Thoreau
We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.
— George W. Bush
I had been used to chatter. To sit quietly did not come easy. However, with time and patience, I was learning.
— Janette Oke
Go to a place where you're not going to be stressed, because a honeymoon itself can be a stressful thing.
— Diane von Furstenberg
We have to learn the art of stopping — stopping our thinking, our habit energies, our forgetfulness, the strong emotions that rule us.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
In - out Deep - slow. Breathing in I feel fine, breathing out I feel light. Breathing in, my mind is still. Breathing out, my lips are smiling. Breathing in, I dwell in the present moment. Breathing out I know this is a wonderful moment.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
— Thomas Jefferson
The peace produced by grace is a spiritual stability too deep for violence — it is unshakeable
— Thomas Merton