Quotes About Tranquility

A large, still book is a piece of quietness, succulent and nourishing in a noisy world, which I approach and imbibe with "a sort of greedy enjoyment," as Marcel Proust said of those rooms of his old home whose air was "saturated with the bouquet of silence."

I climb into a cradle of branches and wait, petals falling around me with the sway of tree limbs. I lean my cheek against the rough bark, listening to the susurration of leaves.

I shall have peace, as leafy trees are peaceful When rain bends down the bough; And I shall be more silent and cold-hearted Than you are now. —SARA TEASDALE, "I SHALL NOT CARE

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.

Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death

He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.

The tranquility and peace that a scholar needs is something as sweet and as exhilarating as love.

All the birds have flown up and gone; A lonely cloud floats leisurely by. We never tire of looking at each other-- Only the mountain and I.

Here it is night: I stay at the Summit Temple. Here I can touch the stars with my hand. I dare not speak aloud in the silence For fear of disturbing the dwellers of Heaven.

STAYING THE NIGHT AT A MOUNTAIN TEMPLE The high tower is a hundred feet tall, From here one's hand could pluck the stars. I do not dare to speak in a loud voice, I fear to disturb the people in heaven.

Drunk we lie down in empty hills,heaven and earth our quilt and pillow.

We sit together, the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.

As she swam she gloried in the fact that there was nowhere to be, nothing to do, no one to worry about. No jazz pickup or karate drop-off, no homework to supervise, no birthday gifts to buy, no doctors' appointments to book; the endless multitude of teeny-tiny details that made up her life. Each obligation on its own seemed laughably easy. It was the sheer volume that threatened to bury her.

She was floating, arms outspread, water lapping her body, breathing in a summery fragrance of salt and coconut.

No fights. Life would be calm and uncomplicated.

And she loved a good cry! Afterwards she always felt serene and slightly sleepy.

Slow was certainly... slow... but also it was quite... lovely.

Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever.

Being near the sea liberates me from negativity and tension and enlightens me when I am feeling lost or confused. I feel a certain freedom when I am close to the water.

Se você tiver qualquer pensamento para mim que você vai me dar de volta a minha paz!'' ''Não pode haver paz para nós, só miséria, e a maior felicidade.

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.

that it is not when he is working in the office but when he is lying idly on the sand that his soul utters, "Life is beautiful

There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.

Like Gibraltar, he is solid and steady and nothing disturbs his tranquility.