Quotes About Quiet

Only an atmosphere of quiet hard work and dull, serious conversation were appropriate to him.

Even the formal measure of the Seasons seemed suspended in the wintry silence.

His own family regarded Robert as one of those quietly self-indulgent people who live rather secret lives because they find themselves thereby less burdened by having to think of others.

Rest and quiet are the comforts of those who have been content to remain in obscurity.

There was a quiet, even composure about her, always lightened by the brightness of her modest eyes, which seemed to tell him of some mysterious world within, which was like the unseen loveliness that one fancies to be hidden within the bosom of distant mountains. There

The evening was warm, and almost transparent in its clearness, and very quiet.

Your policy should be to keep your government together by a strong majority. After all, the making of new laws is too often but an unfortunate necessity laid on us by the impatience of the people. A lengthened period of quiet and therefore good government with a minimum of new laws would be the greatest benefit the country could receive.

thought what quiet treasures of the senses age brought in return for the passion it removed.

If I had my way...We would lock ourselves away from that madness out there...

What are you into, anyway?" "Solitude.

He has a gentle voice and a quiet manner, but behind his twinkling blue eyes there lurks a capacity for furious wrath and implacable resolution, the more dangerous because they are held in leash.

I should like to meet him, I said. If I am to lodge with anyone, I should prefer a man of studious and quiet habits. I am not strong enough yet to stand much noise or excitement. I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence. How could I meet this friend of yours?

Well, what are we to do now? asked MacDonald with some gruffness. Possess our souls in patience and make as little noise as possible, Holmes answered.

Eleanor felt, as she had the day before, that the conversation was being skillfully guided away from the thought of fear, so very present in her own mind. Perhaps she was to be allowed to speak occasionally for all of them so that, quieting her, they quieted themselves and could leave the subject behind them;

I hope I didn't wake

There were millions of such families anxious only for peace and quiet in their own little nests. These were the mounting blocks by which the criminals climbed to power and kept it.

Preserve your solitude.

Stand with me here upon the terrace, for it may be the last quiet talk that we shall ever have

The key to success is not to expect anything other than giving yourself a little peace and quiet. If you think you must drift into nirvana to be "really" meditating (which is your ego talking), you'll just get frustrated and quit.

Once you recognize the difference between your ego and spirit, trusting your vibes becomes easy. Simply listen to your spirit and train your barking dog ego to be quiet and of service to your spirit.

My task was to interpret these energetic transmissions to understand what they were trying to convey. Believe it or not, that was easier than it sounds because it was all so natural to me. Just as my eyes received vibrations of light and my ears felt vibrations that tapped on my eardrums and I understood the meaning of those sights and sounds, what my heart and gut told me was also perfectly clear. All I had to do was get quiet, tune in to my body, and listen.

Silence is great. It's peaceful. It's something we all need, in this hectic modern life, silence.

In fact, her whole demeanor is calmer. It's creepy. It's like she's had Botox of the soul.

Unnatural silence signifies no good.