Quotes About Serenity

Suddenly I saw in front of me the Statue of the Faun, the Statue that I love above all others. There was his calm, faintly smiling face; there was his forefinger gently pressed to his lips. [...] Hush! he told me. Be comforted!

The air was still. The silvery vapour hung serenely on the far horizon, and the frosty stars blinked brightly. Everyone knows the effect of such a scene on a mind already saddened. Fancies and regrets float mistily in the dream, and the scene affects us with a strange mixture of memory and anticipation, like some sweet old air heard in the distance.

The gloom was increased by several grand old trees

music's a good thing, it calm the beast in the man.

There is indeed, perhaps, no better way to hold communion with the sea than sitting in the sun on the veranda of a fishermen's cafe.

The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.

Mon rêve ressemble à une paix qui se bat pour sa tranquilité

Mon rêve ressemble à une paix qui se bat pour sa tranquilité. Nipakusheniten tshiam-inniun nitashuapaten puamuna.

walking away, Nelly also got to her feet and quickly took up her place beside Emma. Content and comfortable in each other's company, Emma and Nelly meandered through the garden, a lovely place of stately old trees and spreading shrubs already heavy with buds. At the farthest end, away from the house, there was a small

Solitude is a good place to visit but a poor place to stay.

To calm himself he mentally recited Wilfred J.Funk's 1932 list of "most beautiful words." It was his mantra on restless nights like these. Ten words that generally knocked him unconscious if he concentrated on them hard enough. Melody. Golden. Chimes. Luminous. Mist. Tranquil. Murmuring. Lullaby. Hush. Dawn...

And then I sagged forward, utterly spent, emptied…light as air. I felt like I could have floated up and out…slipping through the open window and drifting away across the rooftops and satellite dishes and telephone wires…sailing away into the faintly smiling stars.

I couldn't count on the world being silent, so my only option was to become at peace with the noise.

Instead of running from our emotions or being swept away by their initial gusts, we should learn to sit with them, become at peace with their unique flavors, and ultimately discover deep pools of inspiration.

this world is not what it seems, open our hearts and let them bleed into the open seas, for there is peace".

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

Do not worry yourself so much. Take joy in things that are joyful, there is no harm in that.

The key to a successful life is balance. Take care of your physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

One of the great secrets of life is learning to live without being happy.

Have a nice remainder of the rest of your life.

It takes years to learn to be still.

One of the greatest secrets of life is learning to live without being happy.

Wait until morning," Leila told me. "That's when the choir comes out. Sometimes I think I should have called this place the Bird Hotel.

I'm a lucky man," he said, so softly now we had to bend in close to hear. "I have been known.