#serenity

Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment. ↗

— Grenville Kleiser

#anxiety #asset #attracts #best #body

A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. ↗

— Luis Barragan

#combine #feeling #garden #joy #must

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. ↗

— Jawaharlal Nehru

#absence #also #brought #come #condition

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#art #balance #calming #depressing #devoid

Philosophy as practice does not mean its restriction to utility or applicability, that is, to what serves morality or produces serenity of soul. ↗

— Karl Jaspers

#mean #morality #philosophy #practice #produces

Serenity comes from the ability to say “Yes” to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say “No” to the wrong choices made by others. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#metaphysics #philosophy #serenity #courage

When you are a real queen, there is absolutely no reason to try and make people believe that you are one. Because you just are. Life is lived with grace, courage, and serenity. If you must dedicate any amount of time and mental ability to making anyone believe that you are one; you're not! ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#inspirational-womens-quotes #living-with-grace #queen #serenity #true-queen

Grant me the wisdom to know when to keep trying and when to stop wasting time, the patience to keep going with the 1st, and the courage & serenity to let go of the 2nd. ↗

— Jay Woodman

#patience #serenity #wisdom #wisdom-inspirational #wisdom-quote

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#learning #love #serenity #love

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

#satisfaction #serenity #happy