Quotes About Tranquility

I never go into the country for a change of air and a holiday. I always go instead into the eighteenth century.

The sadness of churches at night moves me; I feel in them the grandeur of nothingness.

The eternal silence of infinite spaces reassures me.

Le silence est une musique qui parle à l'âme.

La fede è una gran cosa!» esalò patre Crucillà. «Se non t'addorme, ti riposa» completò Montalbano.

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Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark.... In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed. ~Germaine Greer

Heaven is not a place, but a state of mind,

Nothing that happens on the surface of the sea can alter the calm of its depths

I pray for the gift of silence, Of emptiness and solitude, Where everything I touch is turned into prayer:

I'll go live in the woods," said Malone. "You'll be lonely," said Sutherland. "Even Thoreau went to town in the afternoon to gossip.

For me, weekends are more for unwinding than going out on the town.

I used to sleep in the desert once every week, now it is every two weeks, most of the time alone. It's beautiful. What I enjoy is taking my food and cooking for myself.

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.

West Virginia has miles and miles of pristine waters.

I definitely have to pray and spend a lot of time by myself when I can.

I pray daily... for peace.

I pray and meditate first thing in the morning.

I love prayer candles, and I use them often.

I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid.

I am praying every day for peace.

I would prefer things to be peaceful and not have conflict.

When your higher self is present, it always promotes peace.

Believe it or not, I'm pretty good at just doing nothing.