A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.
A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind.
Apparently, he was not the sharpest quill on the porcupine, if you get my drift.
Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed.
I still use quill and parchment. I do e-mails, and I write, but I don't go around surfing too much.
I use a quill pen dipped in India ink. I also like Faber-Castell brush pens and Pigma Micron pens. And I work on Duo-Shade board.
One quill is better in the hand than seven geese upon the strand.
Peace and tranquillity are a thousand gold pieces.
Periods of tranquillity 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 library.