Quiet

Famous quotes containing the word quiet:

“A quiet fool can go undiscovered for a long time.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“Linnæus, setting out for Lapland, surveys his “comb” and “spare shirt,” “leathern breeches” and “gauze cap to keep off gnats,” with as much complacency as Bonaparte a park of artillery for the Russian campaign. The quiet bravery of the man is admirable.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)