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Quiet Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
- Comforts that were rare among our forefathers are now multiplied in factories and handed out wholesale; and indeed, nobody nowadays, so long as he is…
- It is the mark of our whole modern history that the masses are kept quiet with a fight. They are kept quiet by the fight…
- To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not sure about being quiet.
- People seem to fight about things very unsuitable for fighting. They make a frightful noise in support of very quiet things. They knock each other…
- Is ditchwater dull? Naturalists with microscopes have told me that it teems with quiet fun.
More Quiet Quotes
- Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed. — Neil Armstrong
- Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee. — Saint Augustine
- An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. — Walter Bagehot
- It is a quiet and peaceful place - and a fitting place for the remains of this greatest of sea tragedies to… — Robert Ballard
- American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. — Henry Adams
- There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it. — Amelia Barr
- I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery. — Luis Barragan
- Cartoonist was the weirdest name I finally let myself have. I would never say it. When I heard it I silently thought,… — Lynda Barry
- It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become… — Joseph Addison
- Every word is like an unnecessary stain on silence and nothingness. — Samuel Beckett
- That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. — Aphra Behn
- From quiet homes and first beginning, out to the undiscovered ends, there's nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the… — Hilaire Belloc