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Quiet Quotes - Page 25

Man is naturally more desirous of a quiet and approving, than of a vigilant and tender conscience--more desirous of security than of safety.

Richard Whately (1856). “Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley”, p.22

A gentleman makes no noise; a lady is serene.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (2016). “Essays”, p.113, Open Road Media

The mass of men live lives of quiet exasperation.

Phyllis McGinley (1962). “The province of the heart”

You are much more likely to have a holy experience in a quiet, focused, and communal context than you are when you are being entertained.

"The Teacher's Journey: An Interview with Parker J. Palmer". Interview with Ron Jackson, www.youthworker.com.

Better, Cilla thought, to be alone on a quiet night than to be alone in a crowd. Much better.

Nora Roberts (2011). “The Novels of Nora Roberts”, p.1772, Penguin