“Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.”
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Calm Quotes — page 64 of 276
“Her eye fell everywhere on lawns and plantations of the freshest green; and the trees, though not fully clothed, were in that delightful state when farther beauty is known to be at hand, and when, while much is actually given to the sight, more yet remains for the imagination.”
“Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.”
“Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea; I rave no more 'gainst time or fate, For lo! my own shall come to me.”
“The less there is of you, the more you experience the sublime.”
“Read between the lines.Then meet me in the silence if you can.”
“What I believe, according to my own experience, is that a calm, peaceful mind is a very important element for sustaining the body in a balanced way.”
“I am calmly active, actively calm. I am the prince of peace sitting on a throne of poise, directing the kingdom of my activity.”
“In meditation and in our daily lives there are three qualities that we can nurture, cultivate, and bring out. We already possess these, but they can be ripened: precision, gentleness, and the ability to let go.”
“I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under, And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh as I pass in thunder.”
“The high desert has an effect on people. The place has a way of swallowing you up.”
“This was my moment to look for the kind of healing and peace that can only come from solitude.”
“I like my human experience served up with a little silence and restraint. Silence makes experience go further and, when it does die, gives it that dignity common to a thing one had touched and not ravished”
“There's no life like the life I've lived. You're free like a cloud floating up in the sky.”
“The literal, basic thing of the stage is really like a magnet. It brings me back to earth.”
“I like to walk around with bare feet and I don't like to comb my hair.”
“You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.”
“In a sailboat I become oblivious to everything else in the world.”
“Time [is] flowing in the middle of the night.”
“No matter what job you have, even when it's one you love, it's important to take some time away, both mentally and physically, to regroup, refresh and regain good, positive energy.”