“Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.”–Saint Augustine
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.”–Helen Keller
“Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.” Proverbs 17:1 (NKJV)
“Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.”–Dag Hammarskjold
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”–Mary Anne Rademacher
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”–Zephaniah 3:17
“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength.”–Corrie Ten Boom
“He calms the storm, so that its waves are still. Then they are glad because they are quiet; so He guides them to their desired haven. Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!” Psalm 107:29-31 (NKJV)
“The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places, though hail comes down on the forest, and the city is brought low in humiliation.” Isaiah 32:17-19 (NKJV)
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