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Serenity Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- Only nature has a right to grieve perpetually, for she only is innocent. Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river…
- As the skies appear to a man, so is his mind. Some see only clouds there; some, prodigies and portents; some rarely look up at…
- When the leaves fall, the whole earth is a cemetery pleasant to walk in. . . . How beautifully they go to their graves! How…
- To him whom contemplates a trait of natural beauty, no harm nor despair can come. The doctrines of despair, spiritual or political servitude, were never…
- Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.
- He is perhaps the sanest man and has the fewest crotchets of any I chance to know; the same yesterday and to-morrow. Of yore we…
More Serenity Quotes
- I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery. — Luis Barragan
- Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up… — Joseph Addison
- We run around so much - with the best intentions: I want to save the rain forest. I've gotta clean up the… — Ed Begley, Jr.
- I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about. — Martin Short
- Gardening...demands a certain attitude. It is necessary to accept the dynamism of vegetation with serenity. — Unknown Author
- A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within us; and… — Joseph Addison
- Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven. — John Donne
- Positive emotion can be about the past, the present, or the future. The positive emotions about the future include optimism, hope, faith,… — Martin Seligman
- The magnificence of mountains, the serenity of nature-nothing is safe from the idiot marks of man's passing. — Bill Vaughan
- Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy… — Matthieu Ricard
- When a tire blows, you simply accept that this is the here and now reality of your life. You've lost the tire,… — Ken Keyes Jr.
- Silence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without… — Norman Cousins