#serenity

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. ↗

— Henri Matisse

#art #balance #calming #depressing #devoid

Serenity comes from the ability to say “Yes” to existence. Courage comes from the ability to say “No” to the wrong choices made by others. ↗

— Ayn Rand

#metaphysics #philosophy #serenity #courage

When you are a real queen, there is absolutely no reason to try and make people believe that you are one. Because you just are. Life is lived with grace, courage, and serenity. If you must dedicate any amount of time and mental ability to making anyone believe that you are one; you're not! ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#inspirational-womens-quotes #living-with-grace #queen #serenity #true-queen

Grant me the wisdom to know when to keep trying and when to stop wasting time, the patience to keep going with the 1st, and the courage & serenity to let go of the 2nd. ↗

— Jay Woodman

#patience #serenity #wisdom #wisdom-inspirational #wisdom-quote

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#change #life #reality #serenity #change

God, grant me strength to accept those things I cannot change. ↗

— Dan Brown

#serenity-prayer #strength #change

Be calm. God awaits you at the door. ↗

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

#death-and-dying #serenity #death

Poetry is sane because it floats easily in an infinite sea; reason seeks to cross the infinite sea, and so make it finite. The result is mental exhaustion. To accept everything is an exercise, to understand everything a strain. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#mysticism #poetry #reason #serenity #faith

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#learning #love #serenity #love

There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#satisfaction #serenity #happy