Quotes About Serenity

Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us.

We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor.

Only the intelligent knows how to identify all things as one. . . . When one is at ease with himself, one is near Tao. This is to let Nature take its own course.

A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a star.

We still have to learn how to live peacefully, not only with our fellow men but also with nature.

The streams with softest sound are flowing, The grass you almost hear it growing, You hear it now, if e'er you can.

I have a room all to myself; it is nature.

I dressed and went for a walk - determined not to return until I took in what Nature had to offer.

My perfect weekend... anything to do with nature.

Sitting on a beach or walking through nature makes me come alive always.

'Tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes!

Bring awareness to the many subtle sounds of nature - The rustling of leaves in the wind, Raindrops falling, The humming of an insect, The first birdsong at dawn.

I am well again, I came to life in the cool winds and crystal waters of the mountains.

Nature is supposed to become greater to me than people. It ought to speak louder from me. I should feel small in the face of nature's enormity.

When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. (151)

One has to be alone, under the sky, Before everything falls into place and one finds his or her own place in the midst of it all. We have to have the humility to realize ourselves as part of nature.

The greatest joy in nature is the absence of man.

Nature is under control but not disturbed.

Give yourself the gift of nature as often as you can.

A garden is one of the few expressions of man's nature that is altogether benign.

Stillness is your essential nature.

Make other comfortable and you will see that nature will take care of your comfort.

If you listen to nature, all the sounds are done in a confident way. I'm trying to do that.

There is one sweet lenitive at least for evils, which nature holds out; so I took it kindly at her hands, and fell asleep.