“Let unexpected incidents roll off you like raindrops dancing down your bedroom window.”
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Calm Quotes — page 10 of 276
“It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.”
“Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.”
“The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back.”
“Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.”
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”
“One thing that has helped me personally in the past was to stop interfering with the people around me and getting frustrated when I couldn’t change them. Instead of intrusion and passivity, may I suggest submission? Some people make the mistake of confusing “submission” with “weakness”, whereas it is anything but. Submission is a form of peaceful acceptance of the terms of the universe, including the things we are currently unable to change or comprehend.”
“Intelligence, goodness, humanity, excitement, serenity. Over time, these are the things that change the musculature of your face, as do laughter, and animation, and especially whatever peace you can broker with the person inside. It's furrow, pinch, and judgement that make us look older - our mothers were right. They said that if you made certain faces, they would stick, and they do. But our mothers forgot that faces of kindness and integrity stick as well.”
“Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am.”
“Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs, - To the silent wilderness, Where the soul need not repress Its music.”
“Let the gentle bush dig its root deep and spread upward to split the boulder.”
“Outer changes always begin with an inner change of attitude.”
“I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgement in all human affairs.”
“People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.”
“We meditate so we can see miracles unfolding. Without stillness life is a blur.”
“A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.”
“I gave up caring about anything, and all the problems disappeared.”
“You are like night, calmed, constellated. Your silence is star-like, as distant, as true.”
“The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.”
“I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky.”