Top 42 Mindfulness Quotes

A hand-organized collection of 42 mindfulness quotes from notable authors and thinkers. Browse the full set, find the lines that resonate, and turn any quote into a shareable image.

Solitude matters, and for some people, it's the air they breathe.
Susan Cain
Susan Cain
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Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
Dalai Lama XIV
Dalai Lama XIV
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Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt
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It's all about finding the calm in the chaos.
Donna Karan
Donna Karan
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Any place we can breathe, we can do Ninjutsu.
Masaaki Hatsumi
Masaaki Hatsumi
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Peace comes not from doing, but from undoing; not from getting, but from letting go.
Swami Satchidananda
Swami Satchidananda
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Peace is a desire, war is a fact; and history has never paid heed to human desires and ideals.
Oswald Spengler
Oswald Spengler
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Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
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Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
EMMA LAZARUS
EMMA LAZARUS
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The greatest comforts and lasting peace are obtained, when one eradicates selfishness from within.
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh
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If you want peace, work for justice.
Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
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Peace has no borders.
Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin
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Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God.
Alexander Maclaren
Alexander Maclaren
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No God, no peace; know God, know peace.
Craft M. Pentz
Craft M. Pentz
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True peace is not merely the absence of war, it is the presence of justice.
Jane Addams
Jane Addams
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Calmness is the cradle of power.
J.G. Holland
J.G. Holland
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The essence of health is inner balance.
Andrew Weil
Andrew Weil
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Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn't more complicated than that. It is opening to or receiving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it.
Mark Williams
Mark Williams
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Karma is real, it balances the universe.
Ronnie Radke
Ronnie Radke
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Sic vis pacem para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war.
A.J. Darkholme
A.J. Darkholme
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No rest for the wicked, no peace for the good.
James S.A. Corey
James S.A. Corey
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You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery.
Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug
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People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
George Orwell
George Orwell
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The perfect breath is this: Breathe in for about 5.5 seconds, then exhale for 5.5 seconds. That's 5.5 breaths a minute for a total of about 5.5 liters of air.
James Nestor
James Nestor
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Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.
Thomas Kinkade
Thomas Kinkade
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Keep your heart in peace and let nothing trouble you, not even your faults. You must humble yourself and amend them peacefully, without being discouraged or cast down, for God's dwelling is in peace.
Margaret Mary Alacoque
Margaret Mary Alacoque
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In calm water every ship has a good captain.
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
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Gender based violence anywhere is a threat to peace and security everywhere.
John F. Kerry
John F. Kerry
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Encouragement is like oxygen to the human spirit. Don't forget you're carrying someone else's air. Encourage them; help them breathe.
Jimmy Robbins
Jimmy Robbins
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It's calm under the waves in the blue of my oblivion.
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
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Be the light in the dark, be the calm in the storm and be at peace while at war.
Michael Dolan
Michael Dolan
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Still the mind. Inhale peace. Let go of worries. Exhale stress. Notice the breath. Connect to all. Embrace calm.
Mary Davis
Mary Davis
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I need to just find my own peace.
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence
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If you want peace, prepare for war.
Jan Guillou
Jan Guillou
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Stay calm and aggressive.
Gabrielle Reece
Gabrielle Reece
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Peace through superior firepower.
John Ringo
John Ringo
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Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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Peace requires the simple but powerful recognition that what we have in common as human beings is more important and crucial than what divides us.
Tenzin Gyatso
Tenzin Gyatso
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In Hawaii, we have something called Ho'oponopono, where people come together to resolve crises and restore peace and balance.
Diane Chapman
Diane Chapman
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He who wants peace must prepare for war.
Claudius
Claudius
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The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
Norman Schwarzkopf
Norman Schwarzkopf
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