Hosea Ballou 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 you can't find peace inside, you'll never be at peace.

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.

Without knowing yourself, there is no peace.

There is no peace in the world until you find peace within yourself in this moment.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

That peace which is within us, we must experience it. And if we are searching for peace outside we will never find the peace within.

Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of peace in myself. Because that's my job. It's no one else's.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

I find peace anywhere I go. It depends on what is within the walls of my own home.

If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.

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

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.

What I've realized is that, especially in Los Angeles, a lot of people are on some kind of path, even if they're not completely conscious of it. I've sort of always been on a path to find more peace, more security within myself. I've always felt like I needed something to help me feel better.

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

If a man doesn't find ease in himself, 'tis in vain to seek it elsewhere.

When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. Inner peace is not found by staying on the surface of life, or by attempting to escape from life through any means. Inner peace is found by facing life squarely, solving its problems, and delving as far beneath its surface as possible to discover its verities and realities.

The more intimately you come in contact with your own Being, the simpler things look and the easier they are to deal with.

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.