Quiet Quotes

2761 Quiet quotes by 1865 unique authors

It is the business of a general to be quiet and thus ensure secrecy; upright and just, and thus maintain order. — Sun Tzu
From the latter he is defended by being well armed and having good allies, and if he is well armed he will have good friends,… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I'm off for a quiet pint - followed by fifteen noisy ones. — Gareth Chilcott
I think that certain players are going to approach the game differently. I am more of a quiet person. I like to have more of… — Unknown Author
What is a home without children? Quiet. — Henny Youngman
As far as possible, you should pray in quiet and silent devotion. Try to have a favorite topic of prayer, such as a devotion to… — Peter Julian Eymard
There are strange moments in life when the mind rests without any kind of worries. When our mind is quiet, when our mind is in… — Samael Aun Weor
In that temple of silence and reconciliation where the enmities of twenty generations lie buried, in the great Abbey which has during many ages afforded… — Thomas B. Macaulay
If all the skies were sunshine Our faces would be fain To feel once more upon them The cooling splash of rain. If all the… — Henry Van Dyke
The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is quiet because he… — Zhuangzi
Life in the country teaches one that the really stimulating things are the quiet, natural things, and the really wearisome things are the noisy, unnatural… — Beverley Nichols
To create you must quiet your mind. You need a quiet mind so that ideas will have a chance of connecting. — Eric Maisel
There is another more subtle way in which the innocence of childhood is lost: when the child is infected with the desire to become somebody.… — Anthony de Mello
Rhythm, symmetry, and a happy combination of elegance and utility - a blend often desired in later days of hope and struggle - these have… — Marie-Luise Gothein
When stars are in the quiet skies, Then most I pine for thee; Bend on me, then, thy tender eyes, As stars look on the… — Unknown Author
When I am designing, my aim is to create tension and then gradually proceed into quiet. — Unknown Author
Love is the only bow of life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and Evening Star. It shines upon the cradle of the babe, and… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Some emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love -… — Erma Bombeck
It's been a moment since I've done some public speaking. I find now-a-days it's best to keep quiet. — Drake
A life without a lonely place, that is, a life without a quiet center, easily becomes destructive. When we cling to the results of our… — Henri Nouwen
Father Time is not always a hard parent and though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who… — Charles Dickens
As we are concerned with what others think of us, so we are anxious to know all about them; and from this arise the crude… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
O Lord, please fill my mouth with worthwhile stuff, and nudge me when I've said enough. Enlightenment is the "quiet acceptance of what is" I… — Susan Jeffers
The first [quality] to be named must always be the power of attention, of giving one's whole mind to the patient without the interposition of… — Wilfred Trotter
Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed The dear repose for limbs with travel tired; But then begins a journey in my head… — William Shakespeare

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