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“A tranquil summer sunset shone upon him as he approached the end of his walk, and passed through the meadows by the river side. He had that sense of peace, and of being lightened of a weight of care, which country quiet awakens in the breasts of dwellers in towns.”

Ends Country Care Sides Nature Walks Quiet Summer Rivers Weight Towns Sunset Breasts Meadows Tranquil Dwellers

Book:LITTLE DORRIT

Source: LITTLE DORRIT

“Evening is the delight of virtuous age; it seems an emblem of the tranquil close of busy life--serene, placid, and mild, with the impress of its great Creator stamped upon it; it spreads its quiet wings over the grave, and seems to promise that all shall be peace beyond it.”

Seems Age Promise Quiet Wings Busy Delight Creator Spread Graves Evening Virtuous Impress Serene Tranquil Busy Life Emblems Placid

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“Usually when I draw, I try to be in a contemplative mood. I try to keep my mind as empty, vacant and tranquil as possible. The outer mind is like the surface of the sea. On the surface, the sea is full of waves and surges; it is all restlessness. But when we dive deep below, the same sea is all peace, calmness and quiet, and there we find the source of creativity.”

Trying Mind Creativity Sea Source Quiet Draws Empty Wave Surface Mood Calmness Restlessness Tranquil Contemplative Vacant

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“There is something obscure which is complete before heaven and earth arose; tranquil, quiet, standing alone without change, moving without peril. It could be the mother of everything. Not knowing its name, I call it Tao.”

Earth Moving Mother Names Heaven Knowing Quiet Standing Not Knowing Obscure Tao Peril Heaven And Earth Tranquil Standing Alone

Author:Laozi

“A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.”

Men Looks Children Political Night Politics Quiet Infinite Conservative Liberalism Tranquility Tranquil Bright Future Better Days Future Is Bright

Author:Leonard Bernstein

“Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.”

Action Creative Mankind Periods Quiet Achievement Tranquility Tranquil Tranquillity Peace And Tranquility Peace Tranquility Peace And Serenity

Author:George Santayana

“Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”

Life Wisdom Political Passion Emotion Revolution Quiet Lifetime Patriotism Patriotic Steady Dedication Tranquility Tranquil Frenzy Rights And Freedoms Outburst Steadiness

Author:Adlai E. Stevenson

“Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.”

Source: Intuitions and Summaries of Thought

“Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.”

Asks Literature Grows Quiet Tranquility Tranquil

Book:Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writers' Manual

Source: Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writers' Manual

“A cat knows how to be comfortable, how to get the people around it to serve it. In a tranquil domestic situation, the cat is a veritable manipulative genius. It seeks the soft, it seeks the warm, it prefers the quiet and it loves to be full. It displays, when it gets its own way in these matters, a degree of contentment we would all like to emulate.”

People Knows Way Matter Situation Know How Genius Quiet Degrees Comfortable Cat Warm Contentment Display Tranquil Emulate Manipulative

Book:A celebration of cats

Source: A celebration of cats