Quotes About Tranquility

One does not need to create some powerful therapeutic intervention in the life of a CoA in order to make a big difference. An open door, a couch to curl up on, an after-school snack, or a place to play can make the essential difference for CoAs: they just need a place to go that isn't in a state of chaos, somewhere where they feel they can relax.

The greatest wealth consisteth in being charitable, And the greatest happiness in having tranquility of mind. Experience is the most beautiful adornment And the best comrade is one that hath no desire.

Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world.

The dead should be allowed to rest in peace.

An adventure is never an adventure when it happens. An adventure is simply physical and emotional discomfort recollected in tranquility.

Although believers are now pilgrims on earth," says Calvin, "yet by their confidence they surmount the heavens, so that they cherish their future inheritance in their bosoms with tranquillity."[44] What frees us from the vain pursuit of earthly treasure is the hope of treasure in heaven (Matthew 6 v 19-20; 1 Timothy 6 v 17-19).

I don't like holidays. And I don't like crowds of people. I don't like noise.

It's hard to find a place where you're out of earshot of some kind of noise.

I love to sit down and have my drink in the afternoon. It's so lovely if there's no noise, no calamities, no children that have to be attended to.

I'm very good at blocking out noise.

I do like my own space. I like to just block the noise out after a while.

I don't like having noise swirling around me. Loud noises bother me, so I try to stick to the outside of a room. I try to keep the noise in front of me.

I completely believe in peace and non-violence.

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

Kauai is kind of my place where I go to get centered. It's always my place to come back and feel normal again.

To know nothing is the happiest life.

I notice a difference from the moment I meditate.

You really disconnect yourself from the world being in the middle of nowhere.

I just love being in the middle of nowhere.

Historical, religious, and existential treatises suggest that for some persons at some times, it is rational not to avoid physical death at all costs. Indeed the spark of humanity can maximize its essence by choosing an alternative that preserves the greatest dignity and some tranquility of mind.

Norman Vincent Peale A peaceful mind generates power. from his book The Powers of Positive Thinking.

Sabbath rest is not about stopping, but about exchanging our restlessness for delight.

Óyeme como quien oye llover, ni atenta ni distraída.

Trees heavy with birds hold the afternoon up with their hands. — Octavio Paz, from "THE TOMB Of AMIR KHUSRU," A Tale of Two Gardens (New Directions, 1997)