15 Quotes about 'The Beauty of a Quiet Life' together
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Escaping the noise of the modern world and retreating entirely into the private universe you built with one other person is the ultimate luxury. A quiet life isn't a boring life, at least if you are curious or just happy person; it's a life where the volume of your own joy is louder than the static of the internet. If you lived a big part of your life in fast paced environment, you probably realized that city-living benefits are often exaggerated. Especially when you 'you tried' everything numerous times and most of commercial things stop to entertain you. These quotes celebrate the peace of a small, well-tended garden of a relationship.
"There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage."
— Martin Luther
Friendship is the highest form of romantic achievement.
"A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live."
— Bertrand Russell
Joy is like a delicate plant that only blooms in peaceful silence.
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."
— Eden Ahbez
Love is the only curriculum that truly matters in a quiet life.
"Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance."
— Coco Chanel
An unclustered life is the most sophisticated one you can build.
"What sweet delight a quiet life affords."
— William Drummond
Peace isn't the absence of conflict, but the presence of quiet delight. You can endure various non-existential hardships, but if you have peace of mind and proper attitude you still can be living 'peaceful' life
"Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation."
— Rumi
God—and love—are best understood when the world is quiet.
"The secret to a happy marriage is if you can be at peace with someone within four walls, if you are content because the one you love is near to you."
— Bruce Forsyth
Contentment is the ability to enjoy the person, not the activity.
"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds."
— Nicholas Sparks
True passion doesn't disrupt peace; it deepens it.
"A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences."
— Dave Meurer
Harmony is the result of complementary differences, not identicality.
"Silence is a source of great strength."
— Lao Tzu
Power is found in restraint and the ability to be still.
"A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers."
— Ruth Bell Graham
Forgiveness is the filter that keeps a home peaceful over decades.
"Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation."
— Samuel Richardson
It is great to have mutual love, it is also great to have loyal and soul-sharing friend/companion, but it is ultimate happiness if they are the same person. Life is a struggle and if your brother in arms and loved person are the same, you are privileged human being. Shared history and partnership are the ultimate wealth-multipliers.
"Marriage is getting to have a sleepover with your best friend every night of the week."
— Christie Cook
The greatest luxury is permanent proximity to your favorite person.
"Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives."
— C.S. Lewis
Quiet affection is the brick and mortar of a lasting house.
"That's when you know you've found somebody special. When you can just shut the hell up for a minute and comfortably share a silence."
— Pulp Fiction (Film)
Intimacy is the absence of pressure to entertain one another.
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A quiet life is a rich life. Surround yourself with the people and the moments that matter, and let the rest of the world be as loud as it wants to be. Stay peaceful and stay grounded.