Nikolai Gogol Quotes

I sleep placidly.

Sweet sleep fell upon his eyelids, unwakeful, most pleasant, the nearest like death.

O magic sleep! O comfortable bird, That broodest o'er the troubled sea of the mind Till it is hush'd and smooth!

The nicest thing for me is sleep, then at least I can dream.

Let the weary at length possess quiet rest.

My wife, my Mary, goes to her sleep the way you would close the door of a closet. So many times I have watched her with envy. Her lovely body squirms a moment as though she fitted herself into a cocoon. She sighs once and at the end of it her eyes close and her lips, untroubled, fall into that wise and remote smile of the Ancient Greek gods. She smiles all night in her sleep, her breath purrs in her throat, not a snore, a kitten's purr... She loves to sleep and sleep welcomes her.

You can't imagine what a pleasure this complete laziness is to me: not a thought in my brain- you might send a ball rolling through it!

Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.

Not to have been born is undoubtedly best, but sound sleep is second best.

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.

Relaxation is the absence of worry.

Meditation really helps create not only a sense of balance... but serenity and kind of a calm state of mind.

When our mind is calm, we’re better able to find peace of mind and live a joyful life.

Sleep in peace, and wake in joy.

Never hurry and never worry!

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed.

I can sleep. I love sleep; it's my favorite.

Meditation calms the mind, and when the mind is in a state of restful awareness, the body relaxes too.

All sense of hearing and of sight enfold in the serene delight and quietude of sleep.

Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.

Please don’t spoil my day; I’m miles away and, after all, I’m only sleeping.

Smile, breathe, go slowly.

In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.

As I drifted off to sleep, I could hear him breathing, and that definitely helped me relax.