"When we are unable to find tranquility..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
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“Vanity, shame, and above all disposition, often make men brave and women chaste.”
“Jealousy is in some measure just and reasonable, since it merely aims at keeping something that belongs to us or we think belongsto us, whereas envy is a frenzy that cannot bear anything that belongs to others.”
“If there be a love pure and free from the admixture of our other passions, it is that which lies hidden in the bottom of our heart, and which we know not ourselves.”
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“What is peace? Is it war? No. Is it strife? No. Is it lovely, and gentle, and beautiful, and pleasant, and serene, and joyful? O yes!”
“If someone remains in a peaceful and tranquil state of mind, external surroundings can cause them only a limited disturbance.”
“Please don't wake me, no, don't shake me, leave me where I am, I'm only sleeping.”
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“Sometimes we are clarified and calmed healthily, as we never were before in our lives, not by an opiate, but by some unconscious obedience to the all-just laws, so that we become like a still lake of purest crystal and without an effort our depths are revealed to ourselves. . . .”
“I lost everything i have, found myself.”
“Listen to the sound of waves within you.”