Poise Quotes

68 quotes by 62 authors

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness. — William Arthur Ward
Flowers always have it - poise, completion, fulfillment, perfection . . . — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Any time one person makes an effort to contact a deeper part of him or herself, balance his or her emotions, and deflect the stress… — Howard Martin
The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as… — Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall
To have true integrity, poise, and courage is to be attuned to the silent and invisible nature within you. — John O'Donohue
The Art of Success . . . Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise, faith, courage, cheerfulness,… — Wilferd Peterson
You can be loved by your family, your mate, and your friends yet not love yourself. You can be admired by your associates yet regard… — Nathaniel Branden
Remember that poise and power are inseparably associated. The calm and balanced mind is the strong and great mind; the hurried and agitated mind is… — Wallace D. Wattles
How do we meditate silently? Just by not talking, just by not using outer words, we are not doing silent meditation. Silent meditation is totally… — Sri Chinmoy
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the… — Audrey Hepburn
Golf puts a man's character on the anvil and his richest qualities - patience, poise, restraint - to the flame. — Billy Casper
Magic enables man to carry out with confidence his important tasks, to maintain his poise and his mental integrity in fits of anger, in the… — Bronislaw Malinowski
Baseball gives ... a growing boy self-poise and self-reliance. Baseball is a man maker. — Albert Goodwill Spalding
The Wise Man believes profoundly in silence - the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and… — Charles Alexander Eastman
Success is very largely a matter of adjusting one's self to the ever-varying and changing environments of life, in a spirit of harmony and poise. — Napoleon Hill
The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool… — Raymond Chandler
To me, it was never about what I accomplished on the football field. It was about the way I played the game. I played the… — Jerry Rice
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and… — Gautama Buddha
Last but not least, the happiest people do have their share of stresses, crises, and even tragedies. They may become just as distressed and emotional… — Sonja Lyubomirsky
The ability to keep a cool head in an emergency, maintain poise in the midst of excitement, and to refuse to be stampeded are true… — Robert R. Shannon

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