Serenity Quotes · Page 12

In stillness, we find our peace. Knowing peace at home, we bring peace into the world.

— Katrina Kenison

The stillness of God is perfect. Nothing has to be added to it. Nothing can be taken away.

— Frederick Lenz

“Sometimes it's the quiet places we go to feel good.”

— Niedria D. Kenny

Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.

— Vita Sackville-West

Dont ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness

— Anonymous

The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

— Andre Gide

In times of upheaval, people wish for nothing more than composure and sincerity.

— Martin Schulz

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

— Anonymous

“Quiet reflection is often the mother of deep understanding. Maintain that peaceful nursery, enabling stillness to speak.”

— Tom Althouse

It is only with total humility, and in absolute stillness of mind that we can know what indeed we are.

— Wei Wu Wei

“The girl was a gypsy before an illness took control of her legs, now she watches in awe the world pass by…

— Nikki Rowe

“I’m not allowed to walk topside, nor can I walk below deck. What could possibly be left for me to do? Oh,…

— Kinley MacGregor

There is in stillness oft a magic power To calm the breast when struggling passions lower, Touched by its influence, in the…

— John Henry Newman

Some models of self-control are able to achieve their serenity easily because the soul fires never burn brightly to begin with.

— Anonymous

“All who enter even a little into that state of being present will experience a calmness and a degree of ecstasy which…

— W. Timothy Gallwey

Doing nothing is opting for the sweetness of stillness...Instead of fighting with that which you cannot control, you might as well just…

— Elizabeth Wurtzel

Serenity: when you are at peace with yourself, others and most important God. Its when you dont have to wear different mask…

— Anonymous

Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, Humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these…

— Socrates

In ancient China, the Taoists taught that a constant inner smile, a smile to oneself, insured health, happiness and longevity. Why? Smiling…

— Mantak Chia

The rewards of integrity are immeasurable. One is the indescribable inner peace and serenity that come from knowing we are doing what…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

If you live in this world with kindness, if you don't add to other people's burdens, but if you try to serve…

— John O'Donohue

When we struggle agains our energy we reject the source of wisdom. Anger without the fixation is none other than clear-seeing wisdom.…

— Pema Chodron

When we are truly in this interior simplicity our whole appearance is franker, more natural. This true simplicity. . . makes us…

— Francois Fenelon

When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer…

— Marcus Aurelius

“The pain and exhaustion of her body dropped away from her mind as she gathered the energy of the world and let…

— J.D. Lakey

“I remarked in the original Preface to this Book, that I did not find it easy to get sufficiently far away from…

— Charles Dickens

“I beg for a moment of peace in this flicker, a moment of stopping, one moment of stillness. I beg not to…

— Imants Ziedonis

The Art of Success . . . Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise,…

— Wilferd Peterson

Balance is the key to my serenity. I attain balance by listening to my inner wisdom and to the wisdom of others.…

— Julia Cameron

“Streets closed, emptied by force Guns at corners with open mouths and eyes Memory speaks: You cannot live on me alone you…

— Adrienne Rich

A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves.…

— Wendy Mass

“Because interiority focuses on the inside-outside aspect of hygge, it introduces the important theme of contrast. When we hygger there is a…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

“Human beings have always yearned for serenity and inner peace.”

— Christopher Dines

To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana.

— Shunryu Suzuki

Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself.

— Laozi

“You honor yourself by acting with dignity and composure.”

— Allan Lokos

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

— James Allen

If others hurt you, let the injury go. This is your test. If you let it go, you will find serenity.

— Wayne Dyer

“Stillness doesn't mean stuckness—it means surrender.”

— Karen Brough

What I really try to do is photograph people at rest, in a state of serenity.

— Irving Penn