Soothed Quotes

43 quotes by 39 authors

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. — John Burroughs
The gratification which affluence of wealth, extent of power, and eminence of reputation confer, must be always, by their own nature, confined to a very… — Samuel Johnson
Dr. Johnson ... sometimes employed himself in chymistry, sometimes in watering and pruning a vine, and sometimes in small experiments, at which those who may… — James Boswell
I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write an article a fortnight than a book a year, because… — Cyril Connolly
When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God,… — Charles Spurgeon
The eye can travel over the surface in a way parallel to the way it moves over nature. It should feel caressed and soothed, experience… — Bridget Riley
I limbered up just a little before entering the stadium, and even so I felt a twinge in my thigh, no doubt the fruit of… — Jules Ladoumegue
For listening to the stories of others ... is a kind of water that breaks the fever of our isolation. If we listen closely enough,… — Mark Nepo
Of all the gods, Death only craves not gifts: Nor sacrifice, nor yet drink-offering poured Avails; no altars hath he, nor is soothed By hymns… — Aeschylus
At last, in the dead of the night, when the street was very still indeed, Little Dorrit laid the heavy head upon her bosom, and… — Charles Dickens
"Only if one loves this earth with unbending passion can one relieve one's sadness," don Juan said. "Warriors are always joyful because their love is… — Carlos Castaneda
How beautiful to have the church always open, so that every tired wayfaring man may come in and be soothed by all that art can… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to… — William C. Bryant
Have you ever stopped to consider the power of words? Through mere words, wars have started and ended. Tender feelings have been hurt and soothed.… — Randall Wright
When I really want to be soothed and reminded of why people bother to fiddle with sentences, I often read poetry. — Nicholson Baker
Childhood has no forebodings; but then, it is soothed by no memories of outlived sorrow. — George Eliot
I never felt so fervently thankful, so soothed, so tranquil, so filled with the blessed peace, as I did yesterday when I learned that Michael… — Mark Twain
It seems that the ancient Medicine Men understood that listening to another's story somehow gives us the strength of example to carry on, as well… — Mark Nepo
I finally understood that no matter what I did, or who I found, I-he-none of us-would ever be able to win over the memories she… — Nicole Krauss
Two things put me in the spirit to give. One is that I have come to think of everyone with whom I come into contast… — Anne Lamott

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