Famous quotes containing the word quiet:
“... his
different
quiet, not quiet at all, a tumult
of images, but what are his images,
he is blind? He doesnt care
that he looks strange, showing
his thoughts on his face....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Martial, the things for to attain
The happy life be these, I find:
The riches left, not got with pain;
The fruitful ground, the quiet mind;
The equal friend; no grudge nor strife;
No charge of rule nor governance;”
—Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis)
“Young soul put off your flesh, and come
With me into the quiet tomb,
Our bed is lovely, dark, and sweet;
The earth will swing us, as she goes,
Beneath our coverlid of snows,”
—Thomas Lovell Beddoes (18031849)
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