Ovid

Everything comes gradually at its appointed hour.

Lao Tzu

In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored.

Marie Curie

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Jean de la Fontaine

By time and toil, we accomplish more than strength or rage ever could.

Thomas a Kempis

He will easily be content and at peace whose conscience is pure.

Patanjali

In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous, like the flow of oil.

Psalms 30:5

Weeping may endure for a night, but the morning brings a shout of joy.

Stephen Gardiner

It was only from an inner calm that man was able to discover and shape calm surroundings.

Plato

Always be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle.

Thomas Merton

Contemplation is the loving sense of this life, this presence and this eternity.

William Shakespeare

Things without remedy, should be without regard; what is done, is done.

Buddha

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Abigail Adams

Great necessities call out great virtues.

Rumi

If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?

Marcus Aurelius

Withdraw into your inner self. The rational principle which rules there is content with itself when it acts justly, and so maintains its own tranquillity.

Lao Tzu

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.

Thucydides

Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.

Vannevar Bush

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

Proverb

After a storm comes a calm.

William Congreve, 'Hymn to Harmony'

Music alone with sudden charms can bind
The wand'ring sense, and calm the
troubled mind.

William Arthur Ward

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.

Mother Teresa

A smile is the beginning of peace.

Henry Van Dyke

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.

Marcus Aurelius

Nothing happens to any man which he is not formed by nature to bear.

Buddha

No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly. When we know this, we become free.

Maurice Maeterlinck

I count only the hours that are serene.

Virgil

Let us follow our destiny, ebb and flow. Whatever may happen, we master fortune by accepting it.

Eleanor Roosevelt

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

Joseph Addison

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shapes of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience, and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.

George Herbert

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

St Francis de Sales

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit.

William Hazlitt

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Frances Wilshire

Relaxation comes from letting go of tense thoughts.

James Thurber

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

Alfred Tennyson, 'The Lotos-Eaters'

There is no joy but calm!

Oscar Wilde

We think in eternity, but we move slowly through time.

George Gissing

For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do make it pulse more vigorously.

Martin Luther

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul.

Indira Gandhi

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whenever you are sincerely pleased, you are nourished.

Friedrich Nietzsche

What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

Lao Tzu

Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.

Mother Teresa

Be happy in the moment - that's enough. Each moment is all we need - not more.

Martin Luther King Jr

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

Meister Eckhart

A free mind is one which is untroubled and unfettered by anything.

King Alfred of Wessex

If you have a fearful thought, do not
Share it with someone weak:
Whisper it to your saddle-bow, and
Ride on singing.

Buddha

Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and intelligently replenished.

James Allen

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.

Washington Irving

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

St Francis de Sales

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.

Henry David Thoreau

You cannot perceive beauty but with a serene mind.

Calm thoughts & quotations for every day

'Keep your face to the sunshine and you will never see the shadow'
Helen Keller

With motivational words and profound thoughts from writers, spiritual leaders and philosophers, this collection of quotations will soothe the mind and heart and make a real difference to every day.

Nothing is worth more than this day.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Enlightenment

As ignorance is bliss, enlightenment is sometimes a burden.

Remember to keep a balance

Just as it is poisonous to become a slave to material life you can lose grounding in the realities of survival in modern times. Rent isn't the philosophy of sages but it does provide your shelter. Don't become so lost in fantasy that you cease to engage with the real world.

Don't pressure yourself

Doing tiring exercise is not a good way to calm your nerves. Do slow and gentle activities like yoga. It'll help to soften your muscles, relieve you from exasperation, and free your mind.

Relax and breathe

Always remember the stressful incidents will make you stronger.

Stressful situation

If you're in a stressful situation and feel the need to be calm, simply just walk away take time to sink in all the thoughts before you can retreat anything.

Things you love

Do things you love.

Soothing

A good way that I always find soothing, is to do what you love. For example: Running, singing, baking, listening to music, reading, etc. Just be yourself and everything will turn out just fine.

Looking back

Don't look back because you're never going to see what is in front of you. So accept, and just move on.

Friend

Talk to your friend or anyone you are close to, it really helps.

Pertaining to religion

Do not dismiss your beliefs, but always consider you are not correct. With thousands of religions in the world, at least a few are guaranteed to be untrue. Sometimes letting go of dogma welcomes a spectrum of new and exciting ideas and brings more calm into your life when you don't feel compelled to react defensively all the time.

Stressful situation

If you are in a stressful situation and feel the need to be calm just simply walk away from the problem or take ten seconds to breath deeply and let all the thoughts sink in, before you can regret anything.