“Out of sight of land the sailor feels safe. It is the beach that worries him.”
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Calm Quotes — page 24 of 276
“Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong! - I have as much soul as you, - and full as much heart! And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you!”
“Four sits down on the edge of the carousel, leaning against a plastic horse's foot. His eyes lift to the sky, where there are no stars, only a round moon peking through a thin layer of clouds. The muscles in his arms are relaxed; his hand rests on the back of his neck. He looks almost comfortable, holding that gun to his shoulder. I close my eyes briefly. Why does he distract me so easily? I need to focus.”
“Don't you just love these long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn't just an hour — but a little bit of eternity dropped in your hands — and who knows what to do with it?”
“Just let awareness have its way with you completely.”
“Just be who you are, calm and clear and bright. Automatically, as we shine who we are, asking ourselves every minute is this what I really want to do, doing it only when we answer yes, automatically that turns away those who have nothing to learn from who we are and attracts those who do, and from whom we have to learn, as well.”
“Let the waters settle and you will see the moon and the stars mirrored in your own being.”
“Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free.”
“So she sat on the porch and watched the moon rise. Soon its amber fluid was drenching the earth, and quenching the thirst of the day.”
“Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen monk, author and peace activist.”
“Finding some quiet time in your life, I think, is hugely important.”
“Do not rush, for God's secret is patience. Everything that is meant to be, will come at the designated time.”
“The light music of whiskey falling into glasses made an agreeable interlude.”
“It's all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends and family.”
“Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.”
“Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.”
“Now run along and play, but don't get into trouble. George promised to be good. But it is easy for little monkeys to forget.”
“Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride.”
“Every so often a disappearance is in order. A vanishing. A checking out. An indeterminate period of unavailability. Each person, each sane person, maintains a refuge, or series of refuges, for this purpose. A place, or places, where they can, figuratively if not literally, suspend their membership in the human race.”
“One way to break up any kind of tension is good deep breathing.”