Alfred North Whitehead Quotes

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.

Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power.

When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.

I am calmly active, actively calm. I am the prince of peace sitting on a throne of poise, directing the kingdom of my activity.

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.

My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting.

I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.

Peace does exist. It exists in your heart and soul.

Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life of charm and grace.

I feel very peaceful.

I'm quite calm when all is well.

There is nothing your highest self wants more than peace.

Some models of self-control are able to achieve their serenity easily because the soul fires never burn brightly to begin with.

Everything too fast is not good but everything too slow is also not good. You need balance. That's why I like martial arts: it always tells you how to control your body, your mind, your heart. Balance. Balance can keep the world's peace. I think that's a very good thing.

Do not let the body be dragged along by mind nor the mind be dragged along by the body

Control your vibrations and you are the master of your own harmony.

Every characteristic absence of spirituality, every piece of common vulgarity, is due to an inability to resist a stimulus - you have to react, you follow every impulse.

Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.

Peace is not in itself a dream, but we know it only as the result of a momentary equilibrium--an accident.

She who is centered in the Tao can go where she wishes, without danger. She perceives the universal harmony, even amid great pain, because she has found peace in her heart. Music or the smell of good cooking may make people stop and enjoy. But words that point to the Tao seem monotonous and without flavor. When you look for it, there is nothing to see. When you listen for it, there is nothing to hear. When you use it, it is inexhaustible.