“In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October, when the trees are bare to the mild heavens, and the red leaves bestrew the road, and you can feel the breath of winter, morning and evening - no days so calm, so tenderly solemn, and with such a reverent meekness in the air.”
Calm feeling
Calm Quotes — page 19 of 276
“When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.”
“How sweet the morning air is! ...How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!”
“I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long.”
“Tread softly, Brathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.”
“A gray day provides the best light.”
“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.”
“It feels good to be awake, knowing others are asleep. Makes you feel like the night is not for everyone, just a chosen few.”
“Meditation is about seeing clearly the body that we have, the mind that we have, the domestic situation that we have, the job that we have, and the people who are in our lives. It's about seeing how we react to all these things. It's seeing our emotions and thoughts just as they are right now, in this very moment, in this very room, on this very seat. It's about not trying to make them go away, not trying to become better than we are, but just seeing clearly with precision and gentleness.”
“I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.”
“The mirror reflects all objects without being sullied”
“If all the year were playing holidays; To sport would be as tedious as to work.”
“The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.”
“I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.”
“Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know.”
“It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.”
“Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.”
“Calm seas never made a good sailor”
“Very hot and still the air was, Very smooth the gliding river, Motionless the sleeping shadows.”
“I get up very early in the morning. I enjoy the quietness, the stillness, the rawness in the winter and fall. It's a special time.”