Elizabeth Bowen Quotes

I have the strength to remain calm in the face of change.

In times of upheaval, people wish for nothing more than composure and sincerity.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.

I'm pathologically calm.

In this life, we are in a constant search for inner peace. We long for it in all aspects of our lives, both personally and professionally. The truth is that we cannot have inner peace without balance. It seems that having too much or too little of anything completely throws off our balance, therefore limiting our inner peace.

Be like the rocky headland on which the waves constantly break. It stands firm, and round it the seething waters are laid to rest.

He that resigns his peace to little casualties, and suffers the course of his life to be interrupted for fortuitous inadvertencies or offences, delivers up himself to the direction of the wind, and loses all that constancy and equanimity which constitutes the chief praise of a wise man.

If you’re controlled by your circumstances, life is going to be a roller coaster with ups and downs. God wants you to be stable, consistent, not moved by any of these things. When you face an adversity, when you hit a tough time, one of the best things you can do is simply stay calm. Keep your peace.

No danger can perturb my spirit's calm.

Its all about finding the calm in the chaos.

He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.

The great man is not convulsible or tormentable; events pass over him without much impression.

Fear and impatience demagnetize. Poise magnetizes.

Through wind, and tempest, storm, and rain; The calm shall be buried inside of me; A warm stone, heavy and dry; The root, the source, a weapon against pain

The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man.

Don't allow yourself to be upset and disturbed. Hold your peace because without it you have no power.

There is no situation so bad that it cannot be accepted patiently, with an open, accommodating, and peaceful heart.

Equanimity is calamity's medicine.

The absence of strife does not necessarily indicate the presence of peace.

Surrender is a journey from the outer turmoil to the inner peace.

Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.

Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Inner peace is the key: if you have inner peace, the external problems do not affect your deep sense of peace and tranquility... Without this inner peace, no matter how comfortable your life is materially, you may still be worried, disturbed or unhappy because of circumstances.