Achieve Inner Calm: 93 Inspiring Serenity Quotes to Reflect On

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1. “I used to find that I could get mental serenity surrounded by chaos.

– Alexis Knapp

Alexis Knapp Quote: “I used to find that I could get mental serenity surrounded by chaos.”

2. “Nature is the best medicine for serenity. Peace, calmness, stillness. It’s good for the heart.

– Karen Madewell

Karen Madewell Quote: “Nature is the best medicine for serenity. Peace, calmness, stillness. It’s good for the heart.”

3. “Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity.

– Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison Quote: “Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity.”

4. “What I really try to do is photograph people at rest, in a state of serenity.

– Irving Penn

Irving Penn Quote: “What I really try to do is photograph people at rest, in a state of serenity.”

5. “And joy is everywhere; it is in the earth’s green covering of grass; in the blue serenity of the sky.

– Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore Quote: “And joy is everywhere; it is in the earth's green covering of grass; in the blue serenity of the sky.”

6. “Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.

– John Donne

John Donne Quote: “Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.”

7. “A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.

– Luis Barragan

Luis Barragan Quote: “A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.”

8. “Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.

– Isaac Barrow

Isaac Barrow Quote: “Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.”

9. “I love being able to pass from a feeling of euphoria to one of calm and serenity.

– Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Quote: “I love being able to pass from a feeling of euphoria to one of calm and serenity.”

10. “I wouldn’t know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate.

– Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield Quote: “I wouldn't know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate.”

11. “The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote: “The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims.”

12. “There is a kind of serenity in love which is almost a paradise.

– Alain Badiou

Alain Badiou Quote: “There is a kind of serenity in love which is almost a paradise.”

13. “We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil.

– Swami Satchidananda

Swami Satchidananda Quote: “We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil.”

14. “I wish everybody finds the serenity that good, strong faith brings.

– Ann Jillian

Ann Jillian Quote: “I wish everybody finds the serenity that good, strong faith brings.”

15. “The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.

– Andre Gide

Andre Gide Quote: “The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.”

16. “Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life and you will attain true serenity.

– Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita Quote: “Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life and you will attain true serenity.”

17. “The waters are in motion, but the moon retains its serenity.

– D.T. Suzuki

D.T. Suzuki Quote: “The waters are in motion, but the moon retains its serenity.”

18. “I would like to be George Clooney diplomatic. I just don’t have the wherewithal yet or the inner serenity.

– Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf Quote: “I would like to be George Clooney diplomatic. I just don't have the wherewithal yet or the inner serenity.”

19. “The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back.

– Gabrielle Bernstein

Gabrielle Bernstein Quote: “The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back.”

20. “Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.

– Bill Crawford

Bill Crawford Quote: “Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.”

21. “Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Quote: “Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.”

22. “Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

– Thomas Szasz

Thomas Szasz Quote: “Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.”

23. “I have learned to like myself for the first time and to have some serenity.

– Keith Miller

Keith Miller Quote: “I have learned to like myself for the first time and to have some serenity.”

24. “The most wonderful taste of serenity is found by the love you create for yourself, and those around you.

– Joe Torres

Joe Torres Quote: “The most wonderful taste of serenity is found by the love you create for yourself, and those around you.”

25. “Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

– Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh Quote: “Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.”

26. “Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.

– Johnny Miller

Johnny Miller Quote: “Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.”

27. “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quote: “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.”

28. “The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance.

– Sylvia Kristel

Sylvia Kristel Quote: “The only thing I was trying to portray was serenity. Also, innocence, vulnerability and elegance.”

29. “We must confront any situation, however difficult it may be, with courage, faith, serenity, confidence and a lot of mental strength.

– Seve Ballesteros

Seve Ballesteros Quote: “We must confront any situation, however difficult it may be, with courage, faith, serenity, confidence and a lot of mental strength.”

30. “I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding some serenity in this lifetime.

– Dirk Benedict

Dirk Benedict Quote: “I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding some serenity in this lifetime.”

31. “Radiate an energy of serenity and peace so that you have an uplifting effect on those you come into contact with.

– Wayne Dyer

Wayne Dyer Quote: “Radiate an energy of serenity and peace so that you have an uplifting effect on those you come into contact with.”

32. “It is important for a team to have a goalkeeper who gives us serenity and confidence.

– Marquinhos

Marquinhos Quote: “It is important for a team to have a goalkeeper who gives us serenity and confidence.”

33. “What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don’t feel required to grasp all the time.

– David Guterson

David Guterson Quote: “What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.”

34. “The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

– Reinhold Niebuhr

Reinhold Niebuhr Quote: “The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.”

35. “Everything passes, nothing remains. Understand this, loosen your grip and fine serenity.

– Surya Das

Surya Das Quote: “Everything passes, nothing remains. Understand this, loosen your grip and fine serenity.”

36. “I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.

– Luis Barragan

Luis Barragan Quote: “I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.”

37. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that

– Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Quote: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”

38. When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.

– Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix Quote: “When the power of love overcomes”

39. “Peace is the simplicity of heart, the serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.

– Pio of Pietrelcina

Pio of Pietrelcina Quote: “Peace is the simplicity of heart, the serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.”

40. “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

– Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Quote: “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”

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

– Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Quote: “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”

42. “If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Quote: “If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.”

43. “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.

– John Lennon

John Lennon Quote: “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.”

44. “I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool.

– Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut Quote: “I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool.”

45. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Quote: “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”

46. “Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.

– Gautama Buddha

Gautama Buddha Quote: “Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.”

47. “When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.

– Roy T. Bennett

Roy T. Bennett Quote: “When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.”

48. “Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote: “Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”

49. “When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world.

– Maha Ghosananda

Maha Ghosananda Quote: “When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world.”

50. “We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

– Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Quote: “We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.”

51. “Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is. Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it.

– Sodo Yokoyama

Sodo Yokoyama Quote: “Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is. Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it.”

52. “Non-resistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe.

– Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle Quote: “Non-resistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe.”

53. “Peace brings with it so many positive emotions that it is worth aiming for in all circumstances.

– Estella Eliot

Estella Eliot Quote: “Peace brings with it so many positive emotions that it is worth aiming for in all circumstances.”

54. “Harmony is the feeling that arises from not wanting to be somewhere else, doing something else.

– Raj Raghunathan

Raj Raghunathan Quote: “Harmony is the feeling that arises from not wanting to be somewhere else, doing something else.”

55. “Be calm. God awaits you at the door.

– Gabriel García Marquez

Gabriel García Marquez Quote: “Be calm. God awaits you at the door.”

56. “Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene.

– Epictetus

Epictetus Quote: “Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene.”

57. “The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

– Norman Vincent Peale

Norman Vincent Peale Quote: “The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.”

58. “The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.

– Thomas a Kempis

Thomas a Kempis Quote: “The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.”

59. “When you let go of fear of the future, your soul feels light.

– Courtney Carver

Courtney Carver Quote: “When you let go of fear of the future, your soul feels light.”

60. “The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace.

– Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita Quote: “The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace.”

61. “Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division.

– John Lewis

John Lewis Quote: “Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves, until we end hatred and division.”

62. “Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Quote: “Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found.”

63. “The need for happiness will imprison you far more than happiness will liberate you.

– James Pierce

James Pierce Quote: “The need for happiness will imprison you far more than happiness will liberate you.”

64. “Don’t search for anything except peace. Try to calm the mind. Everything else will come on its own.

– Baba Hari Das

Baba Hari Das Quote: “Don’t search for anything except peace. Try to calm the mind. Everything else will come on its own.”

65. “Whenever possible; Breathe and be kind. When that’s not possible; Breathe and be quiet.

– Jason Garner

Jason Garner Quote: “Whenever possible; Breathe and be kind. When that’s not possible; Breathe and be quiet.”

66. “If you have truly attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Quote: “If you have truly attained wholeness, everything will flock to you.”

67. “Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.

– John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Quote: “Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.”

68. “One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls.

– Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac Quote: “One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls.”

69. “Patience means allowing things to unfold at their own speed rather than jumping in with your habitual response to either pain or pleasure.

– Pema Chodron

Pema Chodron Quote: “Patience means allowing things to unfold at their own speed rather than jumping in with your habitual response to either pain or pleasure.”

70. “Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand, and becoming comfortable with not knowing.

– Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle Quote: “Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand, and becoming comfortable with not knowing.”

71. “You have everything you need for complete peace and total happiness right now.

– Wayne W. Dyer

Wayne W. Dyer Quote: “You have everything you need for complete peace and total happiness right now.”

72. “There is a place in you that you must keep inviolate, a place that you must keep clean.

– Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou Quote: “There is a place in you that you must keep inviolate, a place that you must keep clean.”

73. “The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

– Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson Quote: “The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.”

74. “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

– Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu Quote: “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

75. “It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.

– Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Quote: “It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.”

76. “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

– Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt Quote: “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”

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

– Thomas A. Kempis

Thomas A. Kempis Quote: “Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.”

78. “You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.

– Stacy London

Stacy London Quote: “You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.”

79. “The highest form of grace is silence. It is also the highest spiritual instruction.

– Ramana Maharishi

Ramana Maharishi Quote: “The highest form of grace is silence. It is also the highest spiritual instruction.”

80. “The one who is free of every and any intention, even the intention to be free, is free indeed.

– Mooji

Mooji Quote: “The one who is free of every and any intention, even the intention to be free, is free indeed.”

81. “Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.

– Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer Quote: “Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”

82. “I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.

– Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath Quote: “I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.”

83. “If you love me as you say you do,” she whispered, “Make it so that I am at peace.

– Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy Quote: “If you love me as you say you do," she whispered, "Make it so that I am at peace.”

84. “It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.

– Aristotle

Aristotle Quote: “It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.”

85. “There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.

– Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quote: “There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity.”

86. “If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.

– Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye Quote: “If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.”

87. “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.

– Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle Quote: “You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”

88. “When you let go of anger or resentment from the past, your heart feels light.

– Courtney Carver

Courtney Carver Quote: “When you let go of anger or resentment from the past, your heart feels light.”

89. “Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship – a play between divine grace and willful self-effort.

– Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert Quote: “Destiny, I feel, is also a relationship - a play between divine grace and willful self-effort.”

90. “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

– Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan Quote: “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”

91. “Peace is not something you wish for; it’s something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.

– Robert Fulghum

Robert Fulghum Quote: “Peace is not something you wish for; it’s something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.”

92. “Peace doesn’t mean that you will not have problems. Peace means that your problems will not have you.

– Tony Evans

Tony Evans Quote: “Peace doesn't mean that you will not have problems. Peace means that your problems will not have you.”

93. “There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.

– G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton Quote: “There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.”
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