Quotes About Composure

I guess, my advice would be the following: stay calm and do not let the panic seize you.

A great rock is not disturbed by the wind; the mind of a wise man is not disturbed by either honor or abuse.

To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity.

Auspiciousness comes only through balance.

Forbearance is the highest expression of freedom.

What distinguished him in a moment of crisis was his self-command.

Even at moments like this, there is a limit to how weird I am prepared to appear.

He who submits to fate without complaint is wise.

The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.

The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

Find a man with both feet firmly on the ground and you've found a man about to make a difficult putt.

Is this some exercise in keeping a straight face?

As these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, then up to the ceiling and around the room, doing my best to keep my composure, then back to Jamie again. She smiled at me and I smiled at her and all I could do was wonder how I'd ever fallen in love with a girl like Jamie Sullivan.

Well, put that lovely treasure back in your pants and calm down.

Joe] was the sort of man who stayed cool under the most embarrassing situations and having Shylah RIP him a new one in front of an audience had to be right up there.

She liked that little nod of approval he'd given her as if she were his equal just because she hadn't given into the hysteria welling up.

He learned to always keep his hands steady. It didn't matter how much blood was in the room, or who was giving orders, or if he knew what was coming, he'd learned absolute control. Absolute.

While a battle is raging one can see his enemy mowed down by the thousand, or the ten thousand, with great composure; but after the battle these scenes are distressing, and one is naturally disposed to do as much to alleviate the suffering of an enemy as a friend.

I believe it has never been my misfortune to be placed where I lost my presence of mind--unless indeed it has been where thrown in strange company, particularly of ladies.

Out of every kind of nervousness I didn't move.

He held his hat in his hand; there was no disorder in his clothing; his coat was carefully buttoned: he was very pale, and he trembled slightly; his hair, which had still been gray on his arrival in Arras, was now entirely white: it had turned white during the hour he had sat there.

tried to keep smiling. Truc took the beer from her and stood there in the pale rectangle of light. The dogs were quiet beside

The constancy of the wise is only the talent of concealing the agitation of their hearts.

Well," Loraz said, her voice as dry as the rest of her was not. "At least you still have clothes on.