Quotes About Quietude

As he walked, the sad faded leaves were driven pitilessly around him by the wind, and under the mingling influences of autumn and evening, a craving for the quietude of the grave … overtook him with unwanted intensity.

Sono cose di cui non ci si vanta, cose che a parlarne farebbero sorridere e che pure richiedono una certa dose di eroismo.

The excitement of resistance two years ago, when it had seemed certain the Führer's inordinate excesses, his purges, his insanities would yield a revolt among his own ranks and knock him out of power, had been flattened into quietude by the steady, unsleeping machinery of the Reich operating in plain sight.

En la quietud (pasando tiempo a solas conmigo) y confianza en mí (reposando en mi suficiencia) está tu fuerza.

Chaos is the first condition. Order is the first law. Continuity is the first reflection. Quietude is the first happiness.

I never ask no questions, I never speak my mind. I've always found that silence helps to keep me and my kind alive ...' Judas Priest

These reflections determined me, and I resolved to remain silent.

Wisdom speaks with a silent tongue.

It would be nice to turn off that incessant churning of consciousness.

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.

have you not had your morning glass of shut up?

I am rather inclined to silence.

Their silence is praise enough.

I start any work the same way. I start a rehearsal with silence.

I'm of the opinion that it's okay to be silent, to not speak if you don't have anything to say.

I am sick of having opinions. I am sick of talking.

In suicide the goal is to achieve a peace of mindlessness.

Meditation is the bridge that helps connect you with your inner self. I believe that quietude also makes one more creative.

Pasé muchos años en Europa, durante los cuales mi pasión musical creció, se diversificó, se afinó, hasta que finalmente, si no se extinguió, alcanzó una moderada quietud, a medio camino entre el deber y el aburrimiento. Probablemente ése sea el destino de todas las pasiones.

I remember a student presenting with great enthusiasm a summary of a book on Zen meditation while his own life experiences of restlessness, loneliness and desire for solitude and quietude remained an unknown book of knowledge to him. Just as words can become obstacles for communication, books can prevent self-knowledge.

Since I was young, I've been aware that I need time to myself to process everything.

Without quietude you cannot enjoy the cool vibrations of the Divine.

Tu verdadero hogar es aquello que el Buda llamó la isla interior, el lugar apacible que hay en tu interior. A menudo no te das cuenta de que está ahí, ni siquiera sabes dónde estás, porque hay un ambiente ruidoso tanto dentro como fuera de ti. Necesitas una cierta quietud para descubrir esa isla interior.

Either I've been missing something or nothing has been going on.