Quotes About Tranquility

A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.

Nobody goes into a Zen monastery as a tourist.

He sought out cold waterfalls, small thick forests, and thought about nothing at all.

This secluded spot was the haunt of thousands of honey bees that zimmed all through the warm days at their business. I could sit amongst the bees for hours on end and feel happy, although why they pleased me so I cannot tell.

I am never angry at anything that is natural—

He sat without moving while coffee and balloon glasses were set before them.

When He is in the midst of a soul, though calamities throng about it on all hands, and roar like the billows of the sea, yet there is a constant calm within, such a peace as the world can neither give nor take away.

For a certain kind of person there is literally nothing nicer than eating breakfast by yourself on a moving train with a good book.

Buddha going down with the ship, while the bed gradually swamped, and the cold seawater lapped up over his knees.

Togli il sangue dalle vene e versaci dell'acqua al suo posto: allora si che non ci saranno più guerre.

Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.

For me, meditation is a practice to get rid of useless junk cluttering my mind and useless ticks inhabiting my body.

It's fascinating to go somewhere where you're away from everything. There are no houses, no buildings, no roads, no people. And for a little less extreme hunting, any place in the West - Colorado, Utah, Montana - that's just beautiful country.

The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.

One of the greatest sounds of them all - and to me it is a sound - is utter, complete silence.

If I were queen for a day, every city would have to spend one hour in utter silence: no music in shops and restaurants, no honking of horns, no conversations on mobile phones. Only birds would be allowed to sing.

A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic.

My life is scattered and busy. I think of my home as a resort. When I step through the door, I feel relaxed. I almost feel like I've taken a vacation.

For me, the best vacation is just relaxing on the couch!

He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always been a city fellow, but I've often had vague thoughts about 'checking out' and perhaps going into a monastery and just seeing what it was like.

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

We've climbed the mighty mountain. I see the valley below, and it's a valley of peace.

Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil contemplation of the landscape cannot easily be adapted to the Olympic slogan of 'higher, stronger, faster.'