Quietness Quotes

Men say they are of the same religion, for quietness' sake; but if the matter were well examined, you would scarce find three anywhere of the same religion on all points.

Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of Thy peace.

The very attention given to finding out if the mind can be completely quiet is quietness.

The best tests of my Christian growth occur in the mainstream of life, not in the quietness of my study

There is nowhere to arrive except the present moment.

Nothing was so likely to do her good as a little quiet cheerfulness at home.

Why, the club was just the quietest place in the world, a place where a woman could run in to brush her hair and wash her hands, and change her library book, and have a cup of tea.

I like the posture, but not the yoga. I like the inebriated morning, but not the opium. I like the flower but not the garden, the moment but not the dream. Quiet, my love. Be still. I am sleeping.

Every lake belongs to the quietness desired by the swans.

Silence is the invisibility of talking. I'd take half an argument over half a silence any day. And I'd take peace and quiet over a full-blown argument any other day, unless it's Tuesday.

Meditation is a way of finding inner quietness and inner tranquility.

In calmness and confidence, thy strength manifest.

It was words and reading that had made me quiet, and being quiet had made me a mark.

Let it all go and enjoy the profound gifts found in your quiet places.

The best piece of life's magnificence is your slice of internal peace.

When we are quiet and still we contract and settle.

Quit trying so hard and sit quietly with yourself and you will see that there are no demands within you.

Only that once again they broke the Love Laws. That lay down who should be loved. And how. And how much.

I went up on the hill and walked about until twilight had deepened into an autumn night with a benediction of starry quietude over it. I was alone but not lonely. I was a queen in halls of fancy.

When some give you advice, say 'thank you'. Then, you must seek the quietness of your spirit for a reflection and direction.

I didn’t like having to explain to them, so I just shut up, smoked a cigarette, and looked at the sea.

The closest one person can get to another is through silence.

The Holy Spirit does not speak to a soul that is distracted and garrulous. He speaks by His quiet inspirations to a soul that is recollected, to a soul that knows how to keep silence.

There is a moon, that rests in the quiet cornersof a lover’s lips.

I thought of Marius. Wild, wonderful, Byronic-fantasy Marius, who had somehow found something he wanted in the everyday quietness of me. Until he hadn't.

You don't have to explain something you haven't said.

Listen to your intuition and the quiet promptings of your heart.

Chaos is peaceful when you stand quietly & watch - we are eternal observers, reflecting both tiny & vast, singing infinitely within.

Keep quiet and the enemy will reveal himself.