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| C.N. Douglas, comp. Forty Thousand Quotations: Prose and Poetical. 1917. |
| Tranquillity |
| Tranquil pleasures last the longest. Bovee. | 1 |
| There is a majestic grandeur in tranquillity. Washington Irving. | 2 |
| The calmest and serenest hours of life, when the passions of nature are all silent, and the mind enjoys its most perfect composure. Dr. Watts. | 3 |
| Thou wilt enjoy tranquillity if thy heart condemn thee not. Thomas à Kempis. | 4 |
| Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. Shakespeare. | 5 |
| One may live tranquilly in a dungeon; but does life consist in living quietly? Rousseau. | 6 |
| The fountain of tranquillity is within ourselves; let us keep it pure. Phocian. | 7 |
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