Inner Peace Quotes

“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”

“Even when a person has all of life's comforts, good food, good shelter, a companion, he or she can still become unhappy when encountering a tragic situation.”

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

“Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past.”

Gerald Jampolsky

“When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.”

African Proverb

"Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within."

"To live happily is an inward power of the soul."

"Joy is not in things; it is in us."

Richard Wagner

"Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time."

Hermann Hesse

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

Dean Karnazes

“All outdoors may be bedlam, provided there is no disturbance within.”

Seneca

“The state of vacancy should be brought to the utmost degree, and that of stillness guarded with unwearying vigour.”

“Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit.”

George Fox

“Fight with yourself; why fight with external foes?”

Mahavira

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”

“Keep thyself first in peace, and then thou shalt be able to pacify others.”

Thomas à Kempis

“Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.”

Ramana Maharshi

“Retire into yourself as much as you can.”

Seneca

“Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.”

“Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up.”

Pearl S. Buck

“Solitude is in the mind of man.”

Ramana Maharshi

“Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”

Hermann Hesse

“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”

Deepak Chopra

“You are the sky. Everything else, it's just the weather.”

Pema Chödrön

“That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.”