#tranquillity

Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset. ↗

— Ann Landers

#brilliance #comet #fleeting #happy #happy marriage

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

— George Santayana

#creative #mankind #periods #prolific #seldom

After that his Majesty was beheaded, the Parliament for some years effected nothing either for the publick peace or tranquillity of the nation, or settling religion as they had formerly promised. ↗

— William Lilly

#beheaded #effected #either #formerly #had

That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library. ↗

— Aphra Behn

#found #friend #good #library #life

Indeed, we are privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to study Nature and to follow our own thoughts and inspirations in a time of relative tranquillity and in a land with a generous and forward-looking government. ↗

— Sidney Altman

#been #follow #forward-looking #generous #government

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. ↗

— Jacob Bronowski

#beings #cannot #find #human #human beings

I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green. ↗

— Emilia Clarke

#being #calm #come #countryside #find

People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls: faith, family, home, a simpler way of living, the beauty of nature, quiet, tranquillity, peace, joy, hope. They beckon you into this world that provides an alternative to your nightly news broadcast. ↗

— Thomas Kincade

#beauty #broadcast #faith #family #home

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#action #atmosphere #combination #perfect #place