Bill Johnson Quotes

You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.

Abiding in peace makes us a threat to any storm.

I wouldn't know how to handle serenity if somebody handed it to me on a plate.

I'm pathologically calm.

He in his madness prays for storms, and dreams that storms will bring him peace.

Calm's not life's crown, though calm is well.

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions.

It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.

Peace will come With tranquility and splendor on the wheels of fire But will bring us no reward when her false idols fall.

There is peace even in the storm

Choosing stillness in the midst of chaos is the path toward living in peace.

Nature is never other than serene even in a thunderstorm.

If a man is crossing the river and an empty boat collides with his skiff, even though he is a bad tempered man he will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the other boat he will scream and shout and curse at the man to steer clear. If you can empty your own boat crossing the river of the world, no one will oppose you, no one will seek to harm you. Thus is the perfect man - his boat is empty.

To be calm when you've found something going on

The storm stops at the door. Love reigns, peace dwells.

Let the rain falling on your face run into your eyes. Can you see the rainbow now through the stormy skies?

The only antidote to chaos is peace itself.

Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.

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

Real peace is not in power, money, or weapons, but in deep inner peace.

Peace is a necessary condition of spirituality, no less than an inevitable result of it.

Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.

If you want to know what an ultimate goal would be, of course it would be utter peace.

When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility.

Radiate an energy of serenity and peace so that you have an uplifting effect on those you come into contact with.