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Quotes About Quiet

Let us allow ourselves to be 'infected' by St. Joseph's silence! We need it greatly, in a world that is often too noisy, that does not favor meditation or listening to the voice of God.
~ Pope Benedict XVI
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
~ Confucius
My idea of a good night out is staying in.
~ Martin Freeman
But I do like churches. The way it feels inside. It feels good when you just sit there, like you're in a forest and everything's really quiet, expect there's still this sound you can't hear.
~ Tim O'Brien
I used to come here on my own sometimes... Id' stay down here for ages." Her voice was barely audible. "It's a good place for sadness.
~ Kevin Brooks
In Europe democracy is a falsehood. I do not know where it will end, but it cannot end in a quiet old age.
~ Klemens von Metternich
Sometimes just being still is the best thing you can do for yourself.
~ Silas House
Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
~ Queen Victoria
Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content: the quiet mind is richer than a crown.
~ Graham Greene
I like a quiet evening with family or friends over, great food and great discussion and a lot of laughter. That's really what I think fills my tank.
~ Anna Eshoo
Silence is a source of great strength.
~ Lao Tzu
I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Character is formed, not by laws, commands, and decrees, but by quiet influence, unconscious suggestion and personal guidance.
~ Marion LeRoy Burton
I am convinced that a calm, quiet and harmonious interior can be as beneficial to health as a sensible diet and regular exercise
~ Kelly Hoppen
Sin writes histories, goodness is silent. [Ger., Das Uebel macht eine Geschichte und das Gute keine.]
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I find happiness comes from numerous sources in my life. Most often, the happy moments I cherish most are quiet moments with my wife and family back home in Nova Scotia.
~ Peter MacKay
It's good way to relax when I come home from the road. When you're out there on the tractor there's nobody to bother you.
~ Sterling Marlin
I came home at dusk with my ears ringing from the quiet.
~ Tim Winton
In school I was pretty quiet. Kinda shy until my junior year. But at home I was a freak.
~ Dane Cook
I live quietly at home among my family and friends.
~ Antonio Tabucchi
It was good to walk into a library again; it smelled like home.
~ Elizabeth Kostova
I am a pilgrim in the world, but at home in my God. In the earth I wander, but in God I dwell in a quiet habitation.
~ Charles Spurgeon
We live at home, quiet, confined, and our feelings prey upon us.
~ Jane Austen
I think I'm a homebody. I don't talk to anyone. I sit at home, and no one asks me questions or I'm talking about goat noises.
~ Taylor Momsen