Barbara Kingsolver Quotes

Who can wait quietly until the mud settles? Who can remain still until the moment of action?

In the madness, you have to find calm.

Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.

There is so much noise in the world! May we learn to be silent in our hearts and before God.

A tree has something to say to us: Be still! Be still! Look at me!... Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all.

A life all turbulence and noise may seem To him that leads it wise and to be praised, But wisdom is a pearl with most success Sought in still waters.

To be spiritual means to be solid, calm, and peaceful and to be able to look deeply inside and around us.

Stillness is your essential nature.

All mankind's unhappiness derives from one thing: his inability to know how to remain in repose in one room.

Men do not mirror themselves in running water; they mirror themselves in still water.

Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.

The resting place of the mind is the heart. The only thing the mind hears all day is clanging bells and noise and argument, and all it wants is quietude. The only place the mind will ever find peace is inside the silence of the heart. That's where you need to go.

The great silent man! Looking round on the noisy inanity of the world,--words with little meaning, actions with little worth,--one loves to reflect on the great Empire of Silence.

Who can wait in stillness while the mud settles?

Stillness is your essential nature. What is stillness? The inner space or awareness in which the words on this page are bieng perceived and become thoughts. Without that awareness, there would be no perception, no thoughts, no world. You are that awareness, disguised as a person.

Wisdom comes with the ability to be still. Just look and listen. No more is needed.

Choosing stillness in the midst of chaos is the path toward living in peace.

If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.

Stillness is the only thing in this world that has no form. But then, it is not really a thing, and it is not of this world.

Simply wait, be quiet, still The world will freely offer itself to you.

What is true stillness? Stillness in movement.

I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When you extend the seconds of stillness, that's when you're able to think and learn.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

If your mind is still, you're the happiest.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.