Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

If you cannot find peace in yourself, it is useless to look for it elsewhere.

If we are incapable of finding peace in ourselves, it is pointless to search elsewhere.

If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

But I want first of all- in fact, as an end to these other desires- to be at peace with myself.

You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.

If you are not at peace with yourself then you cannot spread peace.

Be at peace with yourself first and then you will be able to bring peace to others.

If you establish serenity and happiness inside yourself, you provide the world with a solid base of peace. If you do not give yourself peace, how can you share it with others? If you do not begin your peace work with yourself, where will you go to begin it?

If you're not at peace with yourself, you can't be at peace with anyone else.

He looked down at her. "Have you found that peace?" Yes, she had. But it was so corny and cliched that she couldn't bring herself to admit it. "A wise man once told me that peace has to come from within. We have to learn to like ourselves before we can find our place in the world.

The marriage partner is not really the problem. No other person can ultimately make you happy. You must learn how to be happy within yourself.

If there's no inner peace, people can't give it to you. The husband can't give it to you. Your children can't give it to you. You have to give it to you.

If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.

I was constantly looking for things outside of myself to make me feel good, and I think now that feeling can come from the inside, and that's why I meditate now twice a day.

You are who you are, whether you like it or not, so why not like it?

So i learned both to accept myself and to aim beyond myself

It's when I let myself get little that I tumble head over heels into joy.

Probably the most neglected friend you have is you. And yet every man, before he can be a true friend to the world, must first become a friend to himself.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

If you’re not happy single, your not gonna be happy married.

You can't hurt me, I found peace within myself.

Friendship with oneself is all important.

Know yourself. Be yourself. Love yourself. Seek goodness and be goodness. Seek beauty and be beauty. Seek love and be love.

When you do your best you learn to accept yourself

Unless we find repose within ourselves, it is vain to seek it elsewhere.