“Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, such shaping fantasies, that apprehend more than cool reason ever comprehends.”William Shakespeare
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Cool Quotes
Read 200 of the best cool quotes about keeping calm, effortless style, confidence and cool evenings, from Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and more.
“Upon the heat and flame of thy distemper sprinkle cool patience.”William Shakespeare
PatienceCalm
“Cool it with a baboon's blood, then the charm is firm and good.”William Shakespeare
FunnySpooky
“Love's fire heats water, water cools not love.”William Shakespeare
LovePassion
“The apparel oft proclaims the man.”William Shakespeare
StyleFashion
“Keep cool and you command everybody.”
Louis de Saint-Just
ComposureLeadership
“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”
Thomas Jefferson
ComposureAdvantage
“O, for a draught of vintage! that hath been cool'd a long age in the deep-delved earth.”
John Keats
RefreshmentSummer
“Smile O voluptuous cool-breath'd earth!”Walt Whitman
NatureNight
“Annihilating all that's made to a green thought in a green shade.”
Andrew Marvell
ShadePeace
“In the afternoon they came unto a land in which it seemed always afternoon.”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
RelaxationChill
“It is a beauteous evening, calm and free.”
William Wordsworth
EveningCalm
“The nearer a man's mind is to freedom from all passion, so much the nearer also is it to strength.”Marcus Aurelius
CalmStrength
“Let not future things disturb thee, for thou wilt come to them, if it shall be necessary, having with thee the same reason which now thou usest for present things.”Marcus Aurelius
WorryComposure
“Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.”
Seneca
CalmSelf-Assurance
“Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.”Epictetus
StyleSelf-Knowledge
“Constant action overcomes cold; being still overcomes heat.”Lao Tzu
StillnessCalm
“Gravity is the root of lightness; stillness, the ruler of movement.”Lao Tzu
StillnessBalance
“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
Confucius
ComposureCharacter
“His thought is quiet, quiet are his word and deed, when he has obtained freedom by true knowledge.”
Buddha (Dhammapada)
CalmWisdom
“He whose mind is free from anxiety amid pains, indifferent amid pleasures, loosed from passion, fear and anger, he is called a sage of stable mind.”
Bhagavad Gita
ComposureWisdom
“Remember to keep a calm mind in difficult times.”
Horace
CalmHard Times
“To practise in all things a certain sprezzatura, so as to conceal all art and make whatever is done or said appear to be without effort.”
Baldassare Castiglione
EffortlessStyle
“To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.”Oscar Wilde
StyleFunny
“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.”Oscar Wilde
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About Cool Quotes
Being cool means different things to different people. For some it is keeping a calm head when everything goes wrong. For others it is effortless style, quiet confidence or the ability to make hard things look easy. And sometimes it is simply the cool of an evening breeze after a long hot day.
This collection brings together 200 of the best cool quotes about calm, composure, style, confidence and refreshing cool moments, from William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Marcus Aurelius, Lao Tzu and many more. Use them as Instagram captions, daily reminders to stay calm, or inspiration to carry yourself with quiet confidence.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Cool quotes.
What does it mean to be cool?
Being cool can mean staying calm under pressure, carrying yourself with quiet confidence, or having an effortless personal style. Thomas Jefferson believed that staying "cool and unruffled under all circumstances" gives a person a great advantage over others.
What is the origin of "keep cool"?
The advice to "keep cool" is centuries old. The French revolutionary Louis de Saint-Just is credited with the line "Keep cool and you command everybody," and Horace told Romans to keep a calm mind in difficult times.
What is sprezzatura?
Sprezzatura is an Italian word from Baldassare Castiglione's 1528 Book of the Courtier. It describes a studied carelessness that makes difficult things look effortless, and it is often called the original definition of being "cool."
What are cool quotes for Instagram captions?
Try "Keep cool and you command everybody," "One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art," "A green thought in a green shade," or "In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength."
What are funny cool quotes?
Mark Twain joked that "clothes make the man" because naked people have little influence on society, and Oscar Wilde said that being natural is "such a very difficult pose to keep up." Thoreau also claimed he had the most company in the morning, "when nobody calls."
How can I stay cool under pressure?
Wise thinkers suggest slowing down, not borrowing trouble from the future, and focusing on what you can control. Marcus Aurelius reminded himself that he would face future problems with the same reason he uses today.