Quotes about Tranquility

Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.

Roaring dreams take place in a perfectly silent mind. Now that we know this, throw the raft away.

The peace produced by grace is a spiritual stability too deep for violence — it is unshakeable

It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to turn your heart to God and not to be troubled with the judgment of others.

Celestial wisdom calms the mind.

The great thing about faith in God is that it keeps a man undisturbed in the midst of disturbance.

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the wise, for along its hallowed courts the King in his beauty deigns to walk.

The circumstances of happiness are not enough, there must also be peace of mind

Why must people kneel down to pray? If I really wanted to pray I'll tell you what I'd do. I'd go out into a great big field all alone or in the deep, deep woods and I'd look up into the sky—up—up—up—into that lovely blue sky that looks as if there was no end to its blueness. And then I'd just feel a prayer.

Solitude: a sweet absence of looks.

I love staring out toward the ocean and away from anything manmade.

Find space in your day when you can practice mindful breathing and letting go of tensions.