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.

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 is what home would be without children.

Quiet is what home would be without children.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

Happiness means quiet nerves.

Happiness means quiet 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.

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.

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.

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind.