“The truth of life lies in the impulsiveness of matter. The mind of man has been poisoned by concepts. Do not ask him to be content, ask him only to be calm, to believe that he has found his place. But only the madman is really calm.” MenMindBelieveHas BeensMatterLyingAsksFoundConceptsCalmTruth Of LifeMadmen Book:Antonin Artaud, Selected Writings Source: Antonin Artaud, Selected Writings
“Dear little head, that lies in calm content Within the gracious hollow that God made In every human shoulder, where He meant Some tired head for comfort should be laid.” ShouldHumansLittlesMadeLyingComfortTiredCalmDearShouldersContentmentHollowGracious Book:The Poems of Celia Thaxter Source: The Poems of Celia Thaxter
“At night I sit in my chamber and read the bible. Far in the distance roars the sea. Then I lie down and think for a long time about the calm and pale man from Nazareth.” ThinkingMenLongLyingNightSeaLong TimeDown AndDistanceCalmPaleChamberNazareth Author:Joseph Goebbels
“It is a hard matter for a man to lie all over, nature having provided king's evidence in almost every member. The hand will sometimes act as a vane, to show which way the wind blows, even when every feature is set the other way; the knees smite together and sound the alarm of fear under a fierce countenance; the legs shake with anger when all above us calm.” MenWaySometimesMatterHardShowsHandsTogetherLyingSoundWindKingsMembersEvidenceCalmBlowLegsFeaturesKneesShakesFierceAlarmsCountenance Book:.) (1850). Source: .) (1850).
“Whenever problems seem to get the best of me, whenever I feel them closing in on me, I go to a quiet place that lies somewhere in my soul. I do not reason, analyze or think. Those will come later. I simply go. From this place of silence, I garner strength and inspiration to stand firm in the face of fire, to be calm in the midst of thunder. When I emerge, the world has not changed, but I have. And in changing, a whole new world is born.” ThinkingWorldFeelsSoulReasonWholeProblemInspirationSeemsFacesLyingBornSilenceFireChangedQuietCalmMy SoulFirmMidstNew WorldThunderClosingStand FirmBest Of MeQuiet Place Author:John Harricharan
“Ovid lies here, the poet, skilled in love's gentle sport; By his own talents he worked his undoing. Oh, you who pass by, if ever you have loved, Think it not a burden to wish him calm repose.” IfsThinkingLoveLyingWishSportsTalentPoetCalmBurdenGentleReposeUndoing Author:Ovid