May Sarton Quotes

Chaos is the first condition. Order is the first law. Continuity is the first reflection. Quietude is the first happiness.

The end of art is peace.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

I like having peace and quiet in my life, and I am perfectly happy in my relationships.

If you yourself are at peace, then there is at least some peace in the world.

When you're at peace with your life and in a state of tranquility, you actually send out a vibration of energy that impacts all living creatures, including plants, animals and even babies.

The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.

Hopefully there will come a time when I have no words, when I can honor and hold that kind of stillness that I so need, crave, and desire in the natural world.

To be alone by being part of the universe-fitting in completely to an environment of woods and silence and peace. Everything you do becomes a unity and a prayer. Unity within and without.

Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

My ambition is peace and perfection.

Peace is its own reward.

Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.

Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.

I just want to live in peace and quiet.

Peace, truthfully, is how you feel inside.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Mellow doesn't always make for a good story, but it makes for a good life.

James Garner is like a peaceful river through our chaos.

The seas are quiet when the winds give o'er; So calm are we when passions are no more!

I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.

My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting.