Quotes about Inner peace

All men seek peace first of all with themselves. That is necessary, because we do not naturally find rest even in our own being. We have to learn to commune with ourselves before we can communicate with other men and with God.

Let there be a place somewhere in which you can breathe naturally, quietly, and not have to take your breath in continuous short gasps. A place where your mind can be idle, and forget its concerns, descend into silence, and worship the Father in secret.

To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender oneself to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything is to succumb to violence. More than that, it is cooperation in violence. It destroys one's own capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfulness of one's own work, because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes the work fruitful.

Peace — that was the other name for home.

When we appropriate God's great enablers-His grace and His peace-we can achieve gentleness and calmness even during hard times.

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

Don't you know that four fifths of all our troubles in this life would disappear if we would just sit down and keep still?

All I am saying is relax. Listen to the wind, feel the water. See where life's breeze wants to take you. Look, if God wants to give you a bigger oar or two, he will. He has plenty. There are times, however, when he's trying to blow us one way and we're paddling like crazy the other. Occasionally we just need to stop and be grateful.

Happiness is not exuberant or noisy, like pleasure or joy; it's silent, tranquil, and gentle; it's a feeling of satisfaction inside that begins with self-love.

The heart is like a box; if it is filled with rubbish, there is no space for other things.

The wise man desires nothing; he does not judge, he makes no plans, he keeps his mind open and his

I am no longer tormented by an excess of discipline, as I was before.