Inner Peace Quotes - Page 2

Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind.

A smile is the beginning of peace.

One of the advantages of being born in an affluent society is that if one has any intelligence at all, one will realize that having more and more won't solve the problem, and happiness does not lie in possessions, or even relationships: The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.

What is the worth of anything, But for the happiness 'twill bring?

Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase.

I suffer because my interactions with others do not meet the expectations I did not know I had.

No burden is so heavy for a man to bear as a succession of happy days.

Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others will be possible.

When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this - when you die, will you be happy when everybody else is crying?

Philosophers should consider the fact that the greatest happiness principle can easily be made an excuse for a benevolent dictatorship. We should replace it by a more modest and more realistic principle - the principle that the fight against avoidable misery should be a recognized aim of public policy, while the increase of happiness should be left, in the main, to private initiative.

Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived.

Forgiveness is the key to inner peace because it is the mental technique by which our thoughts are transformed from fear to love.

Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.

If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience.

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

Inner peace comes only as we maintain the integrity of truth in all aspects of our lives.

Happiness is not the endless pursuit of pleasant experiences - that sounds more like a recipe for exhaustion - but a way of being that results from cultivating a benevolent mind, emotional balance, inner freedom, inner peace, and wisdom. Each of these qualities is a skill that can be enhanced through training the mind.

Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it.

Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you to follow.

Always engage in the quest for life's meaning, which is inner peace.

The more we control our mind, the more our inner peace increases and the happier we become

For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me.

Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.

Go for the sense of inner joy, of inner peace, of inner vision first and then all the other things from the outside appear.

Government cannot provide values to persons who have none, or who have lost those they had. It cannot provide inner peace. It can provide outlets for moral energies, but it cannot create those energies.