#Calmness Quotes

“O gentle son, Upon the heat and flame of thy distemper, sprinkle cool patience.”

“Upon his royal face there is no note how dread an army hath enrounded him.”

“Keep cool: it will be all one a hundred years hence.”

“Let us be poised, wise and our own today.”

“Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman - repose in energy. The Greek battle pieces are calm; the heroes, in whatever violent actions engaged, retain a serene aspect.”

“Keep calm and carry on.”

“Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities.”

“One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.”

“Vow to seek a Calm Inner Response to the Circumstances of your Life”

“The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation.”

“Excitement is not enjoyment: in calmness lies true pleasure. The most precious wines are sipped, not bolted at a swallow.”

“Let the mind be cheerful but calm. Never let it run into excesses, because every excess will be followed by a reaction.”

“Not even the deepest sleep will give you such a rest as meditation can. The mind goes on jumping even in deepest sleep. Just those few moments in meditation your brain has almost stopped. ... You forget the body. ... You feel such pleasure in it. You become so light. This perfect rest we will get in meditation.”

“The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.”

“The less passion there is, the better we work. The calmer we are the better for us and the more the amount of work we can do.”

“Plunge into the world, and then, after a time, when you have suffered and enjoyed all that is in it, will renunciation come; then will calmness come. So fulfill your desire for power and everything else, and after you have fulfilled the desire, will come the time when you will know that they are all very little things; but until you have fulfilled this desire, until you have passed through that activity, it is impossible for you to come to the state of calmness, serenity, and self-surrender.”

“The man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.”

“It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.”

“The man who gives way to anger, or hatred, or any other passion, cannot work; he only breaks himself to pieces, and does nothing practical. It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.”

“It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.”

“Let us calmly and in a manly fashion go to work, instead of dissipating our energy in unnecessary frettings and fumings. I, for one, thoroughly believe that no power in the universe can withhold from anyone anything he really deserves. The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.”

“He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age”

“Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.”

“One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them.”

“The first quality of the commander-in-chief is a cool head to receive a correct impression of things. He should not allow himself to be confused by either good or bad news.”

“Civil disobedience and excitement and intoxication go ill together.”

“If you know the point of balance, You can settle the details. If you can settle the details, You can stop running around. Your mind will become calm. If your mind becomes calm, You can think in front of a tiger. If you can think in front of a tiger, You will surely succeed.”

“Having reached a high level of realization (or having accomplished anything in life), don't get excited or puffed up with pride but remain calm, humble, and in "perfect equanimity" if you want to continue in this deep state of consciousness.”

“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”

“...The sage, traveling all day, Does not lose sight of his baggage. Though there are beautiful things to be seen, He remains unattached and calm.”

“A brave and passionate man will kill or be killed.A brave and calm man will always preserve life.Of these two which is good and which is harmful?”

“Fearlessness presupposes calmness and peace of mind.”

“Stillness overcomes heat.”

“Stillness is the ruler of haste.”

“Excellent soldiers are not furious.”

“Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things.”

“The best fighter is never angry.”

“The greatest teacher has nothing to say. He simply gives himself in service, and never worries.”

“Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm - it comes from becoming still - in order to reflect and meditate on our inner wisdom and receive answers. A peaceful heart is one that is free from worry and rouble. It's becoming quiet so we can look at things quietly so we can more clearly understand them and thus come up with creative solutions. It is learning to live in the present. Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.”

“The calm, Cool face of the river, Asked me for a kiss”

“You just stay patient, that's all.”

“Just as a waterfall grows slower and more lightly suspended as it plunges down, so the great man of action tends to act with greater calmness than his tempestuous desires prior to the deed would lead one to expect.”

“She tried to be calm, and leave things to take their course; and tried to dwell much on this argument of rational dependence – “Surely, if there be constant attachment on each side, our hearts must understand each other ere long. We are not boy and girl, to be captiously irritable, misled by every moment’s inadvertence, and wantonly playing with our own happiness.” And yet, a few minutes afterwards, she felt as if their being in company with each other, under their present circumstances, could only be exposing them to inadvertencies and misconstructions of the most mischievous kind.”

“I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.”

“Let us have the luxury of silence.”

“Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.”

“Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.”

“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”

“The language of excitement is at best picturesque merely. You must be calm before you can utter oracles.”

“If they were shocked, then Gregor had no further responsibility and could be calm. But if they took everything calmly, he he, too, had no reason to get excited and could, if he hurried, actually be at the station by eight o'clock.”