Quotes about Serenity
The cloud of the consommé's warmth enveloped her face and revived her poise. In the liquid a slice of lemon lay at fetal peace.
- John Updike
no place to go, nothing to do, nothing to attain.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
It's not a matter of letting go—you would if you could. Instead of Let it go, we should probably say Let it be.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
Simply put, meditation is the path to clarity, compassion, and a path of wisdom leading to the eradication of suffering.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
things already are perfect, perfectly what they are.
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
Mostly we run around doing. Are you able to come to a stop in your life, even for one moment? Could it be this moment? What would happen if you did?
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts…. I have never yet met a man who was quite awake. How could I have looked him in the face?
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
- Reinhold Niebuhr
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
- Cicero
We receive His peace when we ask Him for it. We keep His peace by extending it to others. Those are the keys and there are no others.
- Marianne Williamson
Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing.
- Henry David Thoreau
I rest in the light of forgiveness.
- Mary Anne Radmacher