#tranquil

The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested. ↗

— Mike Honda

#during #never #sorely #tension #terrorism

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

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

— Rita Mae Brown

#grow #literature #live #times #tranquil

While conscience is our friend, all is at peace; however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind. ↗

— Mary Wortley Montagu

#farewell #friend #however #mind #offended

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#calm #even #ought #pursuit #things

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

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#fame #never #tranquility

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

#cares #great #heart #his #neither

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