Peace Tranquility Quotes

The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.

When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. (151)

It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life.

First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. If anything at all, it is realistic, for it takes a realistic view of life and the world. It looks at things objectively (yath?bh?tam). It does not falsely lull you into living in a fool's paradise, nor does it frighten and agonize you with all kinds of imaginary fears and sins. It tells you exactly and objectively what you are and what the world around you is, and shows you the way to perfect freedom, peace, tranquility and happiness.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.

Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.

The poor long for riches, the rich long for heaven, but the wise long for a state of tranquility.

Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.

Peace is the first thing the angels sang. Peace is the mark of the children of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace is the mother of unity. Peace is the rest of the blessed souls. Peace is the dwelling place of eternity.

I know exactly what I want. Everything. Calm, peace, tranquility, freedom, fun, happiness. If I could make all that one word, I would - a many-syllabled word.

It would be erroneous to say Sohrab was quiet. Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it. Sohrab's silence wasn't the self imposed silence of those with convictions, of protesters who seek to speak their cause by not speaking at all. It was the silence of one who has taken cover in a dark place, curled up all the edges and tucked them under.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

God bless you all with peace, tranquility and good will.

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.

He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life, Leonard.

You can't find peace by avoiding life.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

Neil and Buzz, I am talking to you by telephone from the Oval Office at the White House, and this certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made. . . . Because of what you have done, the heavens have become a part of man's world. As you talk to us from the Sea of Tranquility, it inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to Earth.

Peace is the first thing the angels sang.

Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the volume knob on life. Silence is pushing the off button. Shutting it down. All of it.

Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict.

They say that the Soviet delegates smile. That smile is genuine. It is not artificial. We wish to live in peace, tranquility. But if anyone believes that our smiles involve abandonment of the teaching of Marx, Engels and Lenin he deceives himself poorly. Those who wait for that must wait until a shrimp learns to whistle.

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.