But Google "lavender" and results hint at perhaps the real fuel for our obsession: "tranquillity," "calm," "relaxation," "soothing," and "serenity". Lavender has purported healing powers for reducing stress and anxiety.
Cardano's tranquillitas is therefore not the same as absolute rest: "in its state of highest tranquillity, our soul is as it were tremulous and breathing" (Theonoston, OO, II, 300a, 305b).
But the warm, attentive staff, the delicious Moroccan crepes and fresh orange juice for breakfast, and the delicate beauty and tranquillity of our surroundings soon had us congratulating ourselves on our good fortune.
The French author Montaigne (1533 1592) in one of the most celebrated of his essays ("On experience") expressed the benefits of living with a clear conscience: "Our duty is to compose our character, not to compose books, to win not battles and provinces, but order and tranquillity in our conduct.
"We came here for tranquillity in our retirement.
Noting that the uprising "was not bloody," Mr. Noboa argued that a pardon would "help peace and tranquillity in our country".
The Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, emphasized in his remarks that cordial relations between the countries depended on "peace and tranquillity on our borders," and said he and his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang, had "agreed that this must continue to be preserved".
"If that happens, it can severely affect peace and tranquillity and our nascent democratic reforms and the development of the country".
