Tranquility Quotes

278 quotes by 234 authors

In the desert I had found a freedom unattainable in civilization; a life unhampered by possessions, since everything that was not a necessity was an… — Wilfred Thesiger
Methodology is intuition reconstructed in tranquility — Paul Lazarsfeld
It is in seeing ourselves whole that we can begin to see ways of working out our differences, of understanding our similarities and of finally… — Robert C. Maynard
As you know, shibumi has to do with great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. It is a statement so correct that it does not have to… — Trevanian
I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable. — Agnes Martin
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only… — Epictetus
For nowhere either with more quiet or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul, particularly when he has within… — Marcus Aurelius
You owe it to everyone you love to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world. — Georges Bernanos
The mind is intrinsically tranquil. Out of this tranquility, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is… — Ajahn Chah
A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure. — Elbridge Gerry
We have a largely materialistic lifestyle characterized by a materialistic culture. However, this only provides us with temporary, sensory satisfaction, whereas long-term satisfaction is based… — Dalai Lama
I know exactly what I want. Everything. Calm, peace, tranquility, freedom, fun, happiness. If I could make all that one word, I would - a… — Johnny Depp
The greatest thing that can happen to the state of Queensland and the nation of Australia would be if and when we get rid of… — Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen
Sir, this is a unique dog. He does not live by tooth or fang. He respects the right of cats to be cats although he… — John Steinbeck
Poetry is the outcome of emotions recollected in tranquility. — William Wordsworth
The Constitution, when it says, "We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility,… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility. — Kwame Nkrumah
Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility. — Jack Levine
Motion is tranquility. — Stirling Moss
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows. — Michel de Montaigne

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