Quotes About Equanimity

I just had to stay cool. Zen. No punching in the face. Punching would not be Zen.

Lee was too cool by nature to rage at fate; his manner was to raise an eyebrow and greet it laconically.

As long as it's not me, I'll be cool.

To accept whatever comes, regardless of the consequences, is to be unafraid.

Those who give way to great anger are like the dead:Those who are free from anger are free from death.

Just take it as it comes. Hold your ground and take it as it comes. There's no other way.

To complain about the rain, or lack of it, shows a mind out of tune with nature. Align with nature, and, rain or shine, the weather is always welcome.

Resignation is the better part of wisdom.

We all want triumph. But we all have to learn to endure what comes. We have to learn to treat misfortune and great fortune with indifference.

There are two things a person should never be angry at: what they can help, and what they cannot.

Carson heard that expression more often these days—It is what it is—and it nettled him every time someone spoke it.

She is not happy, nor is she unhappy; she takes pleasure in her endurance.

If there's a solution to the problem, what's the point of worrying? If there's no solution to the problem, what's the point of worrying

It's essential to have equilibrium in your life.

True peace of mind comes from an attitude of acceptance.

Calmness of behavior, composure of mind, should not be disturbed by passion of any kind.

She does not get upset by anything. She takes things very calmly and she has been that way her whole life.

Minor inconveniences are just that, and nothing more.

and a person who worries over something he can do nothing about is an extraordinary fool.

Calmness is the cradle of power.

You come to the profound understanding that thoughts and feelings (including negative ones) are transient.

Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still.

When we spend money on others, for example, we feel more content than when we spend money on ourselves. This is a kind of well-being rooted in meaning, connection, and equanimity—called eudaimonia by the ancient Greeks and in modern times perhaps called "inner" or "true" happiness.

eudaimonia, is filled with meaning, connection, and equanimity in life.