Equanimity Quotes

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

Sir, I view the proposal to hold an international exhibition at San Francisco with an equanimity bordering on indifference. - William S. Gilbert

Philosophy teaches us to bear with equanimity the misfortunes of others. - Oscar Wilde

Nonviolence, equanimity, contentment, austerity, charity, fame, and ill fame; all these diverse qualities in human beings arise from Me alone. - Bhagavad Gita

Mentally offering all actions to Me, be devoted to Me. Resorting to equanimity, always fix your mind on Me. - Bhagavad Gita

It takes a great of courage to live according to your principles and values that are behind them, and to tolerate the pain, the isolation, and the anxiety of being different from other people, of being creative, of living a unique existence; the courage to face death with equanimity. To stand by one's beliefs is part of that, too. It takes courage to stand behind one's beliefs when they run counter to a society or a group or pressures from other people. - Unknown

If there is love, there is hope to have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost, if you continue to see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education you have, no matter how much material progress is made, only suffering and confusion will ensue. - Dalai Lama

He approaches it with equanimity. You know there are going to be ups and downs. - Chris Lehane