There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows from the equanimity; and they can persuade other people who are in a state of agitation to calm down and manage a smile. —Edward Hoagland More about this quote Tags: wisdom equanimity playfulness calmness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Calmness is the cradle of power. —Josiah Gilbert Holland More about this quote Tags: power calmness calm Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. —Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley More about this quote Tags: purpose soul calmness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email