It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control.
It's presence is an indication of ripened experience,
and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws
and operations of thought.
A man becomes calm in the measure that he understands himself
as a thought-evolved being, for such knowledge necessitates
the understanding of others as the result of thought.
...
As he develops a right understanding,
and sees more and more clearly
the internal relations of things
by the action of cause and effect,
he ceases to fuss and fume and worry and grieve,
and remains poised, steadfast, serene.
...
The more tranquil a man becomes,
the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good.
The strong calm man is always loved and revered.
He is like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land,
or a sheltering rock in a storm.
...
How insignificant mere money-seeking looks
in comparison with a serene life -
a life that dwells in the ocean of Truth,
beneath the waves,
beyond the reach of tempests,
in the Eternal Calm.
How many people we know who sour their lives,
who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful.
...
It is a question whether the great majority of people
do not ruin their lives and mar their happiness by lack of self control.
...
Only the wise man, only he whose thoughts are controlled and purified,
makes the winds and the storms of the soul obey him.
...
Self-control is strength.
Right thought is mastery.
Calmness is power.
Say unto your heart, "Peace, be still."
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(Thomas Troward)
