William Wordsworth Quotes

In the fury of the moment/ I can see the Master's hand In every leaf that trembles, in/ every grain of sand.

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.

Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows - then let your heart say in silence, "God rests in reason." And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky, - then let your heart say in awe, "God moves in passion.

Finally, by the sea, where God is everywhere, I gradually calmed.

It's as if I've arrived in a place where it's all spirit and no body -- an overwhelming sense of calm . . . I actually began to feel blessed.

A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the seas. This is the time to awaken Christ and let Him remind you of these words

Calmness is the living breath of God's immortality in you.

Do you know God? Do you know there is a power greater than ourselves which manifests itself within us as well as everywhere else in the universe? This I call God. Do you know what it is to know God, to have God's constant guidance, a constant awareness of God's presence? To know God is to reflect love toward all people and all creations. To know God is to feel peace within - a calmness, a serenity, an unshakeableness which enables you to face any situation. To know God is to be so filled with joy that it bubbles over and goes forth to bless the world.

Be calm. God awaits you at the door.

Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.

At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled after a night of rain. I dip my cupped hands. I drink a long time. It tastes like stone, leaves, fire. It falls cold into my body, waking the bones. I hear them deep inside me, whispering oh what is that beautiful thing that just happened?

Stop running after the waves. Let the sea come to you.

God is not in heaven - God is in the present moment. If you are also in the present moment you enter the temple.

The dream of my life is to lie down by a slow river and stare at the light in the trees - to learn something by being nothing

Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.

Believe that God is in control. There is no need to be stressed out or worried

My soul grazes like a lamb on the beauty of an indrawn tide.

Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea; I rave no more 'gainst time or fate, For lo! my own shall come to me.

The stillness in art characterizes prayer, and the eye of the storm.

God's in His heaven, alls right with the world', whispered Anne softly.

Drink deeply. Live in serenity and joy.

I believe the only way we can reach the Kingdom of Heaven is to have the Kingdom of Heaven in our hearts.

Finding Nirvana is like locating silence.

Are you in a hurry, flurried, distressed? Look up! See the Man in the Glory! Let the face of Jesus shine upon you—the face of the Lord Jesus Christ. Is He worried, troubled, distressed? There is no wrinkle on His brow, no least shade of anxiety. Yet the affairs are His as much as yours.

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.