28 quotes
“It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.”
— Pema Chödrön
“Settle yourself in solitude and you will come upon Him in yourself.”
— Teresa of Ávila
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
— Plutarch
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
— Marcus Aurelius
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
— Gautama Buddha
“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”
— Hermann Hesse
“The contentment that comes from within is the only real wealth.”
— Thiruvalluvar
“The serenity of mind, gentleness, silence, self-restraint, and the purity of mind are called the austerity of thought.”
— Vyasa
“Solitude is where I place my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace”
— Vicki Robin
“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time”
“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily.”
— Plato
“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
— Epictetus
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.”
— Richard Wagner
“First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”
— Thomas à Kempis
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.”
“Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.”
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“Happiness depends upon ourselves more than upon external things.”
— Aristotle
“Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.”
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
— Deepak Chopra
— Buddha
“The soul that moves in the world of the senses and yet keeps the senses in harmony... finds rest in quietness.”
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”
“Very little is needed to make a happy life it is all within yourself”
“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.”
— Publilius Syrus
“The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.”
— Milarepa
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