Restful Quotes

47 quotes by 43 authors

I know that part of the reason I read Tolkien when I'm ill is that there is an almost total absence of sexuality in his… — A. S. Byatt
A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him. — William Lyon Phelps
The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and… — Harrison Ford
What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt it is sure to get where it is going, and… — Hal Boyle
Diligence is a good thing, but taking things easy is much more restful. — Mark Twain
Consider the many special delights a lawn affords: soft mattress for a creeping baby; worm hatchery for a robin; croquet or badminton court; baseball diamond;… — Katharine Sergeant Angell White
More than that, I believe that the grass is green because green is restful to the human eye, that the sky is blue to give… — Penelope Fitzgerald
I was never going to get any sleep. I was going to have Alice in Wonderland conversation after Alice in Wonderland conversation until I died… — Connie Willis
Make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts. None of us knows what fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thought-proof against all adversity. Bright fancies, satisfied… — John Ruskin
Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no part in it. — Jean Anouilh
Walking is Zen, sitting is Zen. Then what will be the quality? Watchfully alert, joyously unmotivated, centered, loving, flowing, one walks. And the walking is… — Rajneesh
Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood. If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts. Keep the juices flowing… — Satchel Paige
It is restful, tragedy, because one knows that there is no more lousy hope left. You know you're caught, caught at last like a rat… — Jean Anouilh
It is obvious that any rather non-color, monochromatic design is safe, easier, more generally restful and with life being the hurdy-gurdy that it is, more… — Van Day Truex
Tired with all these, for restful death I cry. — William Shakespeare
The most reliable joy is to be out of doors, to be a creature among other creatures. I find it very restful. — Ursula Goodenough
Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights — Ephrem the Syrian
If there are ripples on the surface of a lake, we cannot see the depth. Similarly unless the mind is restful, we cannot experience the… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Absolute green is the most restful color, lacking any undertone of joy, grief, or passion. On exhausted men this restfulness has a beneficial effect, but… — Wassily Kandinsky
Aquamarine is an airy blue with a dreamy feel. Cool and calming, ethereal Aquamarine is a shade with a wet and watery feel. Open and… — Leatrice Eiseman

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