Men seek out retreats for themselves, cottages in the country, lonely sea shores and mountains. Thou too art disposed to hanker greatly after such things: and yet all this is the very commonest stupidity; for it is in thy power whenever thou wilt, to retire into thyself; and nowhere is there any place whereto a man may retire quieter and more free from politics than his own soul.
Marcus Aurelius - Roman Emperor and Stoic Philosopher (AD 121 - 180)
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Send down O God, O Gentle, O Compassionate, into my heart faith and tranquillity and stillness, that I may be of those whose 'hearts are stilled by the mention of God'.
Muslim Devotions
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