Tranquil Quotes

137 quotes by 115 authors

A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom of obedient dullards, or a field of gelded bulls -… — Mark Helprin
Whatever begins to be tranquil is gobbled up by something not tranquil. — William Randolph Hearst
Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day. — Saint Francis de Sales
Our state of mind plays a major role in our day-to-day experiences as well as our physical and mental well-being. If a person has a… — Dalai Lama
Tho' the world could turn from you, This, at least, I learn from you: Beauty and Truth, tho' never found, are worthy to be sought,… — Robert Williams Buchanan
I love tranquil solitude, And such society As is quiet, wise, and good; Between thee and me What difference? but thou dost possess The things… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the… — Indra Devi
All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don't. And if our times are difficult and… — Robert Kennedy
While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind. — Mary Wortley Montagu
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit… — Ben Okri
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai E. Stevenson
Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy… — Ai Weiwei
I took her hand in mine, and we went out of the ruined place; and, as the morning mists had risen long ago when I… — Charles Dickens
Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of… — Albert Schweitzer
What good does it do me, after all, if an ever-watchful authority keeps an eye out to ensure that my pleasures will be tranquil and… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Of course itâ€™s the apparently tranquil periods that deceive us. Though our instruments or our senses or our wits may not be able to see… — Clive Barker
I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty. In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages. In… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Death, like a host, comes smiling to the door; Smiling, he greets us, on that tranquil shore Where neither piping bird nor peeping dawn Disturbs… — Robert Louis Stevenson
When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the oceanâ€™s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember… — Herman Melville
He believed that he must, that he could and would recover the good things, the happy things, the easy tranquil things of life. He had… — Saul Bellow

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