Serenity Quotes - Page 6

• That girl will rain destruction down on you and your ship. She is an albatross, Captain. Way I remember it, albatross was a ship's good luck, 'til some idiot killed it. [to Inara] Yes, I've read a poem. Try not to faint.

  Joss Whedon

  Girl, Rain, Good Luck

  "Serenity". www.imdb.com. 2005.

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• Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate being in the universe returns to the common source. Returning to the source is serenity. If you don't realize the source, you stumble in confusion and sorrow. When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, disinterested, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, dignified as a king. Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, and when death comes, you are ready.

  Laozi

  Kings, Heart, Grandmother

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• A habit of finding pleasure in thought rather than action is a safeguard against unwisdom and excessive love of power, a means of preserving serenity in misfortune and peace of mind among worries. A life confined to what is personal is likely, sooner or later, to become unbearably painful; it is only by windows into a larger and less fretful cosmos that the more tragic parts of life become endurable.

  Bertrand Russell

  Mean, Worry, Mind

  Bertrand Russell, John Greer Slater, Peter Köllner (1996). “A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42”, p.310, Psychology Press

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• If after all your efforts you cannot succeed, you could not please our Lord more than by sacrificing to Him your will, and remaining in tranquility, humility, and devotion, entirely conformed and submissive to His divine will and good pleasure.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Humility, Sacrifice, Effort

  Saint Francis de Sales, Aeterna Press (2015). “Letters to Persons in the World”, p.39, Aeterna Press

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• Doctor, I'm taking your sister under my protection. If any thing happens to her, anything at all, I swear to you I will get very choked up. Honestly, there could be tears.

  Joss Whedon

  Firefly, Doctors, Tears

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• We have done the impossible. And that makes us mighty.

  Joss Whedon

  Firefly, Done, Impossible

  "Fictional character: Mal". Firefly (TV series), 2002 - 2003.

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• If you can't do something smart, do something right.

  Joss Whedon

  Smart, Firefly, Morality

  "Serenity". www.imdb.com. 2005.

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• Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Peace, People, Lasting

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• God grant me the serenity to accept that people are ignorant, the courage to uphold the law when I'm hostile, & the wisdom to realize that murder is illegal.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Law, People

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• I learned by experience that you can change your circumstance. It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing.

  Bonnie Raitt

  Prayer, Real, Simple

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• What we do in our lives is what gives us contentment and serenity and makes us feel like we are doing some kind of contribution.

  Stephen Schwartz

  Giving, Contentment, Kind

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• Outward Peace is useless without inner Peace

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inner Peace, Useless

  Mahatma Gandhi (2007). “Peace: The Words and Inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi”, p.89, Blue Mountain Arts, Inc.

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• Don't use your faith to try to get rid of problems. Use your faith to remain calm in the midst of your problems.

  Joel Osteen

  Trying, Use, Calm

  Joel Osteen (2012). “It's Your Time and Become a Better You Boxed Set”, p.240, Simon and Schuster

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• There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind.

  Washington Irving

  Fishing, Mind, Trout

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• "Serenity" is the flavor of meditation.

  Rajneesh

  Meditation, Flavor

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• Keep believing in brighter days, finding ways for your dreams and wishes to come true. Giving you hope that is as certain as the sun, giving you strength of serenity as your guide.

  Douglas Pagels

  Dream, Hope, Believe

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• Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.

  Sigurd F. Olson

  Spiritual, Mean, America

  "We Need Wilderness". National Parks Magazine, January - March 1946.

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• Mozart's joy is made of serenity, and a phrase of his music is like a calm thought; his simplicity is merely purity. It is a crystalline thing in which all the emotions play a role, but as if already celestially transposed. Moderation consists in feeling emotions as the angels do.

  Andre Gide

  Angel, Play, Joy

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• When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Attitude, Emotional, Kitchen

  Chogyam Trungpa (2010). “Meditation in Action”, p.86, Shambhala Publications

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• The rewards of integrity are immeasurable. One is the indescribable inner peace and serenity that come from knowing we are doing what is right; another is an absence of the guilt and anxiety that accompany sin. Another reward of integrity is the confidence it can give us in approaching God. When virtue garnishes our thoughts unceasingly, our confidence is strong in the presence of God.

  Joseph B. Wirthlin

  Strong, Integrity, Knowing

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• In alarming proportions the following words have disappeared from architectural publications: beauty, inspiration, magic, sorcery, enchantment, and also serenity, mystery, silence, privacy, astonishment. All of these have found a loving home in my soul.

  Luis Barragan

  Inspiration, Home, Silence

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• THE BODY SHOULD be triangular, the mind circular. The triangle represents the generation of energy and is the most stable physical posture. The circle symbolizes serenity and perfection, the source of unlimited techniques. The square stands for solidity, the basis of applied control.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Circles, Squares, Perfection

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.115, Shambhala Publications

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• No one can achieve Serenity until the glare of passion is past the meridian.

  Cyril Connolly

  Passion, Past, Tranquility

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• Peace. The upland serenity of high altitude, the openness of grassland without indigenous bush or trees; the greening, yellowing or silver-browning that prevailed, according to season.

  Nadine Gordimer

  Peace, Tree, Silver

  Nadine Gordimer (2012). “The Conservationist”, p.20, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• We should cultivate the serenity, because in the substance of sincerity germinate the most beautiful flowers of the Spirit.

  Samael Aun Weor

  Beautiful, Flower, Substance

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