Quotes about Calmness

I don't enjoy any kind of danger or volatility. I don't have that kind of 'I love the bad guys' thing. No, no thank you. I like nice people.

Women are supposed to be very calm generally, but women feel just as men feel.

The best remedy for anger is delay.

God wishes us to work gently, calmly, and lovingly with Him, asking Him to accept our work. By this continual attention to God, we will "resist the devil and cause him to flee" (James 4:7).

True mastery transcends any particular art. It stems from mastery of oneself--the ability, developed through self-discipline, to be calm, fully aware, and completely in tune with oneself and the surroundings. Then, and only then, can a person know himself.

Let tears flow of their own accord: their flowing is not inconsistent with inward peace and harmony.

Whether zeal or moderation be the point we aim at, let us keep the fire out of the one, and the frost out of the other.

Reacting usually does not work. We react too quickly, with too much intensity and urgency. Rarely can we do our best at anything in this state of mind.

Most people yearn for one thing more than anything else: inner peace. Without it they have no lasting happiness or security.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.