Accepting Quote by Jack Kornfield

“Where there is no attachment for the good and abhorrence for the bad is called the state of equanimity. The one without duality is…

— Dada Bhagwan

Equanimity is calamity's medicine.

— Publilius Syrus

To cultivate equanimity we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity.

— Pema Chodron

Where there is much general deformity nature has often, perhaps generally, accorded some one bodily grace even in over-measure. So, no doubt, with the…

— John Frederick Boyes

“Unfortunately, magnanimity is often seen as weakness by those on the receiving end. It's easy to be sensitive, tolerant, and multicultural--it's the default mode…

— Mark Steyn

“Tolerance is the distance between enmity and harmony.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We are all ruled by emotions. One of the most powerful is a state called enmity, which I spoke of earlier. It is irrational,…

— Jeff Wheeler

I cannot think of permanent enmity between man and man.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Another useful point to bear in mind: What qualities has nature given us to counter that defect? As an antidote to unkindness it gave…

— Marcus Aurelius

“When you’re exposed to hostility or aggression, you behave differently. Incivility sneaks into your subconscious. It’s easy to see how plagues of incivility can…

— Christine Porath

Complaisance renders a superior amiable, an equal agreeable, and an inferior acceptable.

— Joseph Addison

“When we accept ourselves in all our weakness, flaws, and failings, we can begin to fulfill an even more challenging responsibility: accepting the weakness,…

— Ernest Kurtz