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

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Tranquility is the old man's milk

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.

The fruit of silence is tranquillity.

The fruit of silence is tranquillity.

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the read more

Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the wise, for along its hallowed courts the King in his beauty deigns to walk

Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion.

Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion.

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.

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