“By the shores of Gitchee Gumee, By the shining Big-Sea-Water, Stood the wigwam of Nokomis, Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis, Dark behind it rose the forest, Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees, Rose the firs with cones upon them; Bright before it beat the water, Beat the clear and sunny water, Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water.”
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Calm Quotes — page 123 of 276
“See yonder little cloud, that, borne aloft So tenderly by the wind, floats fast away Over the snowy peaks!”
“Midnight! the outpost of advancing day! The frontier town and citadel of night!”
“Every week we ought to have one hour for recieving letters, then go take a bath.”
“Good Lord, I thought, squinting at the bright glare of a late-July morning. No wonder I slept through this. It was noisy with shrieking birds, and already hot.”
“It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have been known of young people passing many, many months successively without being at any ball of any description, and no material injury accrue either to body or mind.”
“Discipline is necessary to curb the mind, otherwise there is no peace.”
“Wherever You Are, Be There One of the major reasons why we fail to find happiness or to create unique lifestyle is because we have not yet mastered the art of being.”
“I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the time; I loved it out of season and when it was rough.”
“Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity.”
“Only the heart without a stain knows ease.”
“Habit is a man's sole comfort. We dislike doing without even unpleasant things to which we have become accustomed.”
“You can put up with everything in this world except not with a long stretch of beautiful days.”
“[T]he cold warms me—after a different fashion from that of the kitchen stove.”
“If the October days were a cordial like the sub-acids of fruit, these are a tonic like the wine of iron. Drink deep or be careful how you taste this December vintage. The first sip may chill, but a full draught warms and invigorates.”
“Break not the rose; its fragrance and beauty are surely sufficient, resting contented with these, never a thorn shall you feel.”
“It is strange how a man believes he can think better in a special place. I have such a place, have always had it, but I know it isn't thinking I do there, but feeling and experiencing and remembering. It's a safety place. Everyone must have one, although I never heard a man tell of it.”
“I like when you can have a conversation with people and it's not just stock questions.”
“A stomach accustomed to hunger is satisfied with very little.”
“Eyes raised toward heaven are always beautiful, whatever they be.”