Quotes About Peace, Calm, Relaxation, and Serenity
Refresh your mind, body, and spirit with these calming words of wisdom.
“Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.”
— Johnny Miller
“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.”
— Lyndon B. Johnson
“If others hurt you, let the injury go. This is your test. If you let it go, you will find serenity.”
— Wayne Dyer
“Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.”
— Norman Vincent Peale
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
— Dalai Lama
“Tension is who you think you should be, relaxation is who you are."
— Chinese Proverb
“It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
“Peace begins with a smile.”
— Mother Teresa
“Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”
— Modified Serenity Prayer
“I wouldn’t know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate.”
— Dusty Springfield
“Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.”
— Buddha
“Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.”
― S. A. Jefferson-Wright
“Go in the direction of where your peace is coming from.”
— C. JoyBell C.
“Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be.”
— Wayne Dyer
“You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.”
— J. Donald Walters
“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.”
— Sydney Harris
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”
— Dalai Lama
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
— Buddha
“Meditate, relax and just “be” for a moment. Remember that this moment is perfect the way it is and you don’t need to change it.”
— Maxime Lagace
“When you make peace with yourself, you make peace with the world.”
— Maha Ghosananda
“At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening.”
— Heather Hepler
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.”
— Peace Pilgrim
“Let go or be dragged.”
— Zen Proverb
“Peace is not absence of conflict; it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”
— Ronald Reagan
“I have learned to like myself for the first time and to have some serenity.”
― Keith Miller
“Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.”
— John F. Kennedy
“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”
― Pema Chodron
“Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.”
— Bill Crawford
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”
— Albert Einstein
“Peace brings with it so many positive emotions that it is worth aiming for in all circumstances.”
— Estella Eliot
“Everything you do can be done better from a place of relaxation.”
― Stephen C. Paul
“Sometimes you can find peace of mind by transferring yourself to different situations. They're just reminders to stay... calm.”
— Yves Behar
“Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.”
— Syrus
“The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back.”
― Gabrielle Bernstein
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes... including you.”
― Anne Lamott
“You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.”
― Timber Hawkeye
“Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation.”
― Lao Tzu
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”
— Eckhart Tolle
“Allow yourself to be like the pebble at rest. The pebble is resting at the bottom of the river, and the pebble does not have to do anything.”
— Thích Nhat Hạnh
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
― William Burroughs
“Slow down. Calm down. Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. Trust the process.”
― Alexandra Stoddard
“Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.”
— Simon Sinek
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
— Oprah Winfrey
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
— Melody Beattie
“Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.”
— Robert Eliot
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
― Ovid
“Sometimes, the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.”
— Etty Hillesum
“If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.”
— Banksy
“Sometimes, the most productive thing that you can do is to step outside and do nothing… relax and enjoy nature.”
— Melanie Charlene
“Let go once. And if it keeps coming up, let go again. Peace does not just happen; you have to practice it.”
— Yung Pueblo
Taking time to do nothing often brings everything into perspective.
— Doe Zantamata
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
― Ovid
“To lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the blue sky, is by no means a waste of time.”
— John Lubbock
“If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.”
— Henry Miller
“Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.”
— Deepak Chopra
“If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.”
— Marvin Gaye
“Rest is sweet after strife.”
— Owen Meredith
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
— Amit Ray
“Ego says, ‘Once everything falls into place, I’ll feel inner peace.’ Spirit says, ‘Find your inner peace and then everything will fall into place.’”
— Marianne Williamson
“Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.”
— Rumi
“I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have, and I want to administer it intelligently.”
— Ernest Hemingway