Quotes about Tranquility

One of the strange laws of the contemplative life is that in it you do not sit down and solve problems: you bear with them until they somehow solve themselves.

Man is not at peace with his fellow man because he is not at peace with himself. He is not at peace with himself because he is not at peace with God.

Let there always be quiet, dark churches in which men can take refuge.

Let there be a place somewhere in which you can breathe naturally, quietly, and not have to take your breath in continuous short gasps. A place where your mind can be idle, and forget its concerns, descend into silence, and worship the Father in secret.

Peace — that was the other name for home.

Don't you know that four fifths of all our troubles in this life would disappear if we would just sit down and keep still?

The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good. The country is better off tranquilly considering its blessings and merits, and earnestly striving to secure more of them, than it would be in nursing hostile bitterness about its deficiencies and faults.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.

Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

I am searching for that which every man seeks-peace and rest.

There is nothing your highest self wants more than peace.

The mind in itself wants nothing, unless it creates a want for itself; therefore it is both free from perturbation and unimpeded, if it does not perturb and impede itself.