Inner Peace Quotes

"If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you're needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person." "This is no time for playing games. Nothing is as encouraging as when virtues are visibly embodied in the people around us. How soon will time cover all things, and how many it has covered already. What is long-lasting is not necessarily eternal. Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval. To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. The universe is transformation: life is opinion. Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too. Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what's left, and live it properly. Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Remind yourself that what is past is nothing. Everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will be. Adapt yourself to the life you have been given; and truly love the people with whom destiny has surrounded you." "The interior life is a real life, and the intangible dreams of people have a tangible effect on the world." "Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled." "Do not suppose you are hurt, and your complaint ceases. Cease your complaint, and you are not hurt." "It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own." "Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be" "The mind is the king of the senses, and for one who has conquered his mind, all senses are under control." "Society today is so focused on materialism that we lose sight of what's truly important." "Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace." "Blessed are the hearts that can bend" "Things that cost me my peace are subject to removal" "You are with yourself every day, all day, all night—might as well like yourself" "Remember to keep your mind even when life's path is steep" "Breathe in, breathe out, move on" "It is truth that liberates, not your effort to be free" "Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased" "To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still" "Hold everything earthly with a loose hand." "The higher the mountains, the more level in grace."