Plato Quotes

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.

The more you pray, the less you'll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You'll feel more patient and less pressured.

Ain't no sense worryin' about the things you got control over, 'cause if you got control over 'em, ain't no sense worryin'. And ain't no sense worryin' about the things you don't got control over, 'cause if you don't got control over 'em, ain't no sense worryin'.

Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.

He knows that it is impossible to live in a state of complete relaxation.

Don't worry about what you can't control.

If only people thought a little more about it, they would see that life is not worrying about so much.

A man ninety years old was asked to what he attributed his longevity. I reckon, he said, with a twinkle in his eye, it because most nights I went to bed and slept when I should have sat up and worried.

I believe myself to be the type of person who does not complicate his life. I have always lived my life without dramatizing things, whether the good things that have happened to me or the bad. I simply live those moments.

I like to keep a calm set.

Be it high or low, it doesn't matter. I need to stay calm and neutral all the time.

There's no point in getting too worried about things, because life is too short.

Take it easy, and remember "Easy is Right."

Cautiously, I allowed myself to feel good at times. I found moments of peace in cheap rooms just staring at the knobs of some dresser or listening to the rain in the dark. The less I needed the better I felt.

A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, 'What comes of itself, let it come.

It is not necessary to do things in a state of anxiety or anguish. That is not the way to be aligned with life.

Either worrying drives out prayer, or prayer drives out worrying.

I don't worry about things that aren't important.

Last year, [Pope Francis] was asked about his secret to happiness. He said slow down. Take time off. Live and let live. Don't proselytize. Work for peace. Work at a job that offers basic human dignity. Don't hold on to negative feelings. Move calmly through life. Enjoy art, books and playfulness.

If I could tell the world just one thing, it would be that we are all ok. And not to worry because worry is wasteful and useless in times like these.

...we all must admit that everything is fine and there's no need in the world to worry, and in fact we should realize what it would mean to us to UNDERSTAND that we're not REALLY worried about ANYTHING.

We all exist in a time of widespread exponential growth. We are busier than ever. When things pile sky-high on top of each other, I try to take a moment to: breathe, smile, repeat. This mantra helps me align to the reality outside of the superfluous noise.

Worry has never done anyone any good, and it is very much worse than mere dissipation of psychic energy, for it substantially curtails the joy and fullness of life.