Inner Peace Quotes

"Walk so that your footprints are only those of peace and freedom." "Do not lose yourself in the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. Do not get caught in your anger, worries or fears. Come back to the present moment." "The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life." "If you are true to yourself, you won't fear anything" "Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want" "A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought. They must be earned" "When you’re finally wealthy, you’ll realize that it wasn’t what you were seeking in the first place. What you were really seeking was freedom" "True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose" "Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within" "The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness" "Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek" "Free your mind" "Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose" "The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there." "Peace can be made only by those who are peaceful, and love can be shown only by those who love." "But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything." "Before I can live with other folks, I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience" "They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions... but before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself" "World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion." "We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses."