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Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good read more
That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a faithful friend and a good library
Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an old man dresses up in read more
Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an old man dresses up in armor and helmet and goes to the battlefield, or in colorful brocade kimono, attending (his lord) at a banquet, [sabi] is like this old figure.
Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the read more
Quietude, which some men cannot abide because it reveals their inward poverty, is as a palace of cedar to the wise, for along its hallowed courts the King in his beauty deigns to walk
We fluctuate long between love and hatred before we can arrive at tranquillity
We fluctuate long between love and hatred before we can arrive at tranquillity
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
The fruit of silence is tranquillity.
The fruit of silence is tranquillity.
Tranquility is the old man's milk
Tranquility is the old man's milk