Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.
—John Donne (1572–1631) English Poet, Cleric
A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body; it preserves constant ease and serenity within us; and more than countervails all the calamities and afflictions which can befall us from without.
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
The first rule (to Peace of Mind, Serenity) is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
—Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Rome, Stoic Philosopher
Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.
—Isaac Barrow
The quest for this unwearied peace is constant and universal. Probe deeply into the teaching of Buddha, Maimonides, or a Kempis, and you will discover that they base their diverse doctrines on the foundation of a large spiritual serenity. Analyze the prayers of troubled, overborne mankind of all creeds, in every age—and their petitions come down to the irreducible common denominators of daily bread and inward peace. Grown men do not pray for vain trifles. When they lift up their hearts and voices in the valley of tears they ask for strength and courage and understanding.
—Joshua L. Liebman (1907–48) American Rabbi, Author
What all men are really after is some form, or perhaps only some formula, of peace.
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) Polish-born British Novelist
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82) American Poet, Educator, Academic
For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
There may be those on earth who dress better or eat better, but those who enjoy the peace of God sleep better.
—Thomas L. Holdcroft
I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.
—Luis Barragan (1902–88) Mexican Engineer, Architect
I am searching for that which every man seeks—peace and rest.
—Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) Italian Poet, Philosopher
But real action is in silent moments. The epochs of our life are not in the visible facts of our choice of a calling, our marriage, our acquisition of an office, and the like, but in a silent thought by the wayside as we walk; in a thought which revises our entire manner of life, and says, – “Thus hast thou done, but it were better thus.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.
—Anonymous
Tranquility is the old man’s milk.
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) American Head of State, Lawyer
This is a sane, wholesome, practical, working faith: That it is a man’s business to do the will of God; second, that God himself takes on the care of that man; and third, that therefore that man ought never to be afraid of anything.
—George MacDonald (1824–1905) Scottish Novelist, Lecturer, Poet
When we cannot find contentment in ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
It takes more distress and poison to kill someone who has Peace of Mind, Serenity and loves life.
—Bernie S. Siegel (b.1932) American Writer, Surgeon
Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.
—Cyril Connolly (1903–74) British Literary Critic, Writer
Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of God no matter what the conflict.
—Unknown
Perhaps, after all, our best thoughts come when we are alone. It is good to listen, not to voices but to the wind blowing, to the brook running cool over polished stones, to bees drowsy with the weight of pollen. If we attend to the music of the earth, we reach serenity. And then, in some unexplained way, we share it with others.
—Gladys Taber
For those who wish to climb the mountain of spiritual awareness, the path is selfless work. For those who have attained the summit of union with the Lord, the path is stillness and peace.
—The Bhagavad Gita Hindu Scripture
Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.
—Gerald Jampolsky (b.1925) American Psychiatrist
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
—Wayne Dyer (1940–2015) American Self-Help Author
I am part of the sun as my eye is part of me, That I am part of the earth my feet know perfectly, and my blood is part of the sea… There is nothing of me that is alone and absolute, except my mind, and we shall find that the mind has no existence by itself, it is only the glitter of the sun on the surface of the waters.
—D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930) English Novelist, Playwright, Poet, Essayist, Critic
I have always preferred cheerfulness to mirth. The former is an act, the latter a habit of the mind. Mirth is short and transient; cheerfulness, fixed and permanent. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment. Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
—Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) Indian Head of State
The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.
—The Bhagavad Gita Hindu Scripture
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
—Norman Vincent Peale (1898–1993) American Clergyman, Self-Help Author
I’ve got to have a place where I can find peace of mind.
—Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–97) English Royal, Humanitarian, Peace Activist
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