197 Quotes About Tranquility

And here lies the essential difference between Stoicism and the modern-day 'cult of optimism.' For the Stoics, the ideal state of mind was tranquility, not the excitable cheer that positive thinkers usually seem to mean when they use the word, 'happiness.' And tranquility was to be achieved not by strenuously chasing after enjoyable experiences, but by cultivating a kind of calm indifference towards one's circumstances.

The great secret in salam is it brings love, tranquility and peace to the person receiving the greeting.

Ruthless destruction of an ego is a rather simple matter. Preserving the host deprived of an ego is a more delicate affair. How does a person engage in momentous battle with the self while simultaneously struggling to maintain their cerebral, emotive, and spiritual equilibrium in the thin air of consciousness? How assiduously does an agitated mind need to work in order to achieve the elusive degree of emotional and mental quietness that I seek?

This river, like all rivers, remember its course

Flowers bloom in the tranquility of love with a beautiful desire for the well-being of the earth.

The universe knows.

Setbacks happen in life. Though we may not be able to stop them, we may choose whether to get affected by them! We must move on from a state of over thinking about our setbacks to a state of achieving calm when happiness, peace, and tranquility can be achieved!

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

Being well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which psychoanalysis is powerless to bestow.