Tranquility is the old man's milk

Tranquility is the old man's milk

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

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

Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion.

Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion.

The fruit of silence is tranquillity.

The fruit of silence is tranquillity.

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.

We fluctuate long between love and hatred before we can arrive at tranquillity

We fluctuate long between love and hatred before we can arrive at tranquillity

Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an old man dresses up in read more

Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an old man dresses up in armor and helmet and goes to the battlefield, or in colorful brocade kimono, attending (his lord) at a banquet, [sabi] is like this old figure.

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

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