Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

Stillness of person and steadiness of features are signal marks of good breeding.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows.

Very often the quiet fellow has said all he knows.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher.

Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher.

Sometimes you move publicly, sometimes privately. Sometimes quietly, sometimes at the top of your voice.

Sometimes you move publicly, sometimes privately. Sometimes quietly, sometimes at the top of your voice.

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like read more

Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm.