Equable Quotes

15 quotes by 14 authors

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms. — Andrew Jackson
The happiness of life consists, like the day, not in single flashes (of light), but in one continuous mild serenity. The most beautiful period of… — Jean Paul
Had [Winston Churchill] been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation. In 1940, when all the odds were against Britain,… — Anthony Storr
He spake of love, such love as spirits feel In worlds whose course is equable and pure; No fears to beat away, no strife to… — William Wordsworth
Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte. — Francis Parkman
It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work. — Swami Vivekananda
The man who gives way to anger, or hatred, or any other passion, cannot work; he only breaks himself to pieces, and does nothing practical.… — Swami Vivekananda
The sunbeams are welcome now. They seem like pure electricityâ€”like friendly and recuperating lightning. Are we led to think electricity abounds only in summer, when… — John Burroughs
Of all mankind the great poet is the equable man. Not in him but off from him things are grotesque or eccentric or fail of… — Walt Whitman
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping… — Washington Irving
Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending. — Robert W. Service
They may already know too much about their mother and father--nothing being more factual than divorce, where so much has to be explained and worked… — Richard Ford
The green thumb is equable in the face of nature's uncertainties; he moves among her mysteries without feeling the need for control or explanations or… — Michael Pollan
I could settle down into a state of equable low spirits, and resign myself to coffee. — Charles Dickens
Nothing can alter the character of God. In the course of a human life, tastes and outlook and temper may change radically: a kind, equable… — J I Packer

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