Pastoral Resources

Joy is like restless day; but peace divine like quiet night; Lead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light.

Cows are amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them; and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for these quiet creatures.

For no art and no religion is possible until we make allowances, until we manage to keep quiet the enfant terrible of logic that plays havoc with the other faculties.

I enjoy spending time at home or going out for a quiet meal in a restaurant.

Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.

Everybody's talking trash these days, so why not keep quiet?

If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.

Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.

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.

It all has to do with the director, the captain of the ship. He sets the pace, the mood. If the director is quiet, the set is quiet. If the director is loud, then everybody has to be louder to be heard.

A quiet impression could be a personal instruction from the Lord. It is personal and private. It comes from the Lord. Why is it important to keep sacred writings private? Because then He will give us more.

In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential.

Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age.

It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones who win in the lifelong race.

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected.

My voice had a long, nonstop career. It deserves to be put to bed with quiet and dignity, not yanked out every once in a while to see if it can still do what it used to do. It can't.

I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.