“Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world.”
Calm feeling
Calm Quotes — page 11 of 276
“Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”
“Our greatest experiences are our quietest moments.”
“While cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”
“The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.”
“Don't be afraid of the shadows, it only means there's a light nearby.”
“I live one day at a time, one day at a time. Yesterday's gone and tomorrow is blind, so I live one day at a time.”
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”
“Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.”
“I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.”
“The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.”
“None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”
“When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.”
“A clear and innocent conscience fears nothing.”
“I am content in my later years. I have kept my good humor and take neither myself nor the next person seriously.”
“Take it easy, but take it.”
“Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.”
“If you separate from . . . everything you have done in the past, everything that disturbs you about the future . . . and apply yourself to living the life that you are living-that is to say, the present-you can live all the time that remains to you until your death in calm, benevolence, and serenity.”
“The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence. The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective.”