Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

Thou seest how few be the things, the which if a man has at his command his life flows gently on and is divine.

I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

Peace in the head, peace in the stomach.

I wish everybody finds the serenity that good, strong faith brings.

All I want is to live a peaceful life, to regain my life and be happy.

The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one's life.

Peace is one of the most precious gifts God has promised His children. I know, because for many years my life was not peaceful, and I was miserable.

The goal at the end of the day is for all of us to find a little bit more peace in life and with ourselves and to feel a little more comfortable in the world.

there comes a time when ambition ceases to burn, or romance to stir, and the highest cry of the human heart is for peace.

Blessed are the simple, for they shall have much peace.

He that upon a true principle lives, without any disquiet of thought, may be said to be happy.

My days are as happy as those reserved by God for his elect; and whatever be my fate hereafter, I can never say that I have not tasted joy— the purest joy of life.

Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble.

All men who live with any degree of serenity live by some assurance of grace.

Happiness is the natural state for someone who knows that there's nothing to know.

We know that we are happy when our mind is peaceful, and unhappy when it is not. It is therefore clear that our happiness depends upon our having a peaceful mind and not on good external conditions. Even if our external conditions are poor, if we maintain a peaceful mind all the time we shall always be happy.

Without prayer there is no inward peace.

It is better to die of hunger having lived without grief and fear, than to live with a troubled spirit, amid abundance

Outward Peace is useless without inner Peace

Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

If you are searching for your purpose in life then you're never going to be satisfied. This life will never satisfy you. You'll never be happy and you'll never be content. The only really contentment or true happiness is with Christ.

As meditation goes deep you will feel less and less desires, more and more contentment with whatsoever you have. There will be less and less desire for that which you don't have, and more and more contentment with whatsoever you have. As meditation goes deeper, a very contented consciousness evolves. Ultimately there is no desire, only contentment.

I'm very happy with what the gods have given me. I take life as she presents herself to me, and whatever you see in my face is what I have earned.

Let my Peace which passes all understanding infill and enfold you, for when you are at Peace within, you reflect Peace without, and all those souls you meet will feel that Peace.

There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment.