Quotes About Serenity

For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe.

You must finish... every day, & be done with it. For manners, & for wise living, it is a vice to remember. You have done what you could — some blunders & absurdities no doubt crept in forget them as fast as you can tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well & serenely, & with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day for all that is good & fair. It is too dear with its hopes & invitations to waste a moment on the rotten yesterdays.

Ah! there is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.

Plants give us oxygen for the lungs and for the soul.

The wisest one-word sentence? Breathe.

...all which we behold Is full of blessings...

Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella.

There is no faith and no hope without sleep.

Presence calms the mind-body and soothes the heart

The secret to understanding reality is stillness of body and mind

There is no peace in a chaotic mind

If there is peace in your mind, you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated, you will find agitation everywhere. So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. Where else will you find peace if not within you?

The way to live a happy beautiful life is to accept whatever comes and not care about what does not come.

Emptiness is emptiness. San Francisco or Delhi. Wherever you go, the emptiness surrounds you. Silence will follow you wherever you go.

Buddha's words are everywhere, in every sound of the universe.

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For a day, just for one day, Talk about that which disturbs no one And bring some peace into your Beautiful eyes.

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.

You cn't be suspicious of a tree, accuse a bird or squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet

Presently the small of coffee began to fill the room. This was morning's hallowed moment. In such a fragrance the perversity of the world is forgotten, and the soul is inspired with faith in the future…

Þar sem jökulinn ber við loft hættir landið að vera jarðneskt, en jörðin fær hlutdeild í himninum, þar búa ekki framar neinar sorgir og þessvegna er gleðin ekki nauðsynleg, þar ríkir fegurðin ein, ofar hverri kröfu.

So, what do you do? - Nothing. - What kind of nothing? - The nothing kind of nothing.

At least God never showed his face in Iceland. Olie tells me it wasn't even created by him. No wonder it's the most peaceful country in the world.

Then the maiden climbed into a tree, and, seating herself in the branches, began to knit.