By Maxime Lagacé 
Maxime is the founder and chief editor of WisdomQuotes. He has been writing, journaling and collecting quotes since 2004. He's also into personal development and productivity. Most of all, he's dedicated to help you live a simpler, better and more peaceful life. Learn more about him on his about page.
Here are 100 of the best serenity quotes I could find. The goal? To make you (and me) a little smoother and relaxed. After all, we must learn to trust more right? You’ll discover quotes by Thoreau, Lao Tzu, Eckhart Tolle, and more. Enjoy!
This moment is fine. Naval Ravikant
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm. Unknown
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. Thomas Szasz
Change what cannot be accepted and accept what cannot be changed. Reinhold Niebuhr
If you have truly attained wholeness, everything will flock to you. Lao Tzu
Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. Lao Tzu
Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind. Sakyong Mipham
The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene. Epictetus
When completely relaxed, we experience the essence of our being, the deep silence that knows everything as it is. Haemin Sunim
Attachment, need, and desire all must go if one wishes to remain at peace. James Pierce
There’s only one reason why you’re not experiencing bliss at this present moment, and it’s because you’re thinking or focusing on what you don’t have. Otherwise you would be experiencing bliss. Anthony de Mello (Awareness)
The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back. Gabrielle Bernstein
To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections. Dogen
Serenity: When you stop expecting and start accepting. Maxime Lagacé
Related quotes and topics: inner peace, failure, stoic
Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. The Serenity Prayer
Related: 65 Prayer Quotes To Inspire More Hope In Your Life
The Best Serenity Quotes
From serenity comes gentleness, comes lasting strength. Pam Brown
The best fighter is never angry. Lao Tzu
Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is. Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it. Sodo Yokoyama
Lasting happiness comes from the understanding that nothing can make you happy. James Pierce
The need for happiness will imprison you far more than happiness will liberate you. James Pierce
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame. Thomas A. Kempis
Patience means allowing things to unfold at their own speed rather than jumping in with your habitual response to either pain or pleasure. Pema Chödrön
There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. Alan Watts
When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again. Roy T. Bennett
Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity. Joseph Addison
Peace is the simplicity of heart, the serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love. Pio of Pietrelcina
Harmony is the feeling that arises from not wanting to be somewhere else, doing something else. Raj Raghunathan
In a society enslaved by the growth imperative, sufficiency is a revolutionary principle. Jason Hickel
Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found. Lao Tzu
Trying to control the future is like trying to take the master carpenter’s place…chances are that you’ll cut your hand. Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation. Lao Tzu
Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment. Thich Nhat Hanh (Peace Is Every Step, Amazon book)
Having enough comes from the inside. It comes from seeing yourself and your work differently, from knowing that more is not the answer. Ryan Holiday
Care about doing your best. Don’t care about the results. Maxime Lagacé
The law of tranquility: where there is no resistance, there is no conflict. @zen_fi
Related: Zen quotes
Part 2. Serenity Quotes That Are…
The Most Famous Serenity Quotes (Thoreau, Emerson, Bhagavad Gita, etc.)
Sometimes surrender means giving up trying to understand, and becoming comfortable with not knowing. Eckhart Tolle
I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself. Jane Austen
Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity. Henry David Thoreau
Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is inner stillness that will save and transform the world. Eckhart Tolle
There is a place in you that you must keep inviolate, a place that you must keep clean. Maya Angelou
The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence. The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence. Silence gives us a new perspective. Mother Teresa
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To shrug it all off and wipe it clean — every annoyance and distraction — and reach utter stillness. Child’s play. Marcus Aurelius
The self-controlled soul, who moves amongst sense objects, free from either attachment or repulsion, he wins eternal peace. Bhagavad Gita
Free from all thoughts of ‘I’ and ‘mine’, a man finds absolute peace. Bhagavad Gita
Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life and you will attain true serenity. Bhagavad Gita
Aimlessness, nonattainment, is a wonderful practice. Thich Nhat Hanh
He that owns himself has lost nothing. But how few men are blessed with ownership of self! Seneca
If you take things personally you will remain offended for life. Deepak Chopra
Short Serenity Quotes
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Accept this moment. Maxime Lagacé
Doing nothing is something. Thich Nhat Hanh
Do your best and then relax. Paramahansa Yogananda
If you lose your temper, you lose. Richard Diaz
Allow nature to teach you stillness. Eckhart Tolle
A quiet mouth is a symptom of a quiet mind. James Pierce
Slow down. Spend more time observing. @dailyzen
Silence is a form of internal poetry. Thibaut
Don’t be afraid to just sit and watch. Anthony Bourdain
Peace is a sense that everything is fine. Naval Ravikant
Everything I desire is within me. Deepak Chopra
A mind at war with itself cannot know peace. James Pierce
The quiet mind enters into the immeasurable. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Make a place to sit down. Sit down. Be quiet. Wendell Berry
Be yourself and you will feel at home anywhere. Jim Kwik
Being calm is the highest level of intelligence. @orangebook_
Just be, and enjoy being. Eckhart Tolle
Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance. Unknown
Everything is temporary. Lex Fridman (twitter.com)
Non-resistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe. Eckhart Tolle
The wiser you get, the more you enjoy the process. Maxime Lagacé
When you let go of fear of the future, your soul feels light. Courtney Carver (See also: letting go quotes)
Outrage is a result of the belief that things should be a certain way. James Pierce
Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around. Marcus Aurelius
Whenever possible: Breathe and be kind. When that’s not possible: Breathe and be quiet. Jason Garner
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Inspirational Serenity Quotes
I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery. Luis Barragan
Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and serenity. Thich Nhat Hanh
The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. André Gide
A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. Luis Barragan
Nature is the best medicine for serenity. Peace, calmness, stillness. It’s good for the heart. Karen Madwell
Forests are delightful, but the worldlings find no delight in them; only those who are free from passion will find delight in them, for they do not seek sensual pleasures. The Dhammapada
The more present I am, the happier and more content I will be. Naval Ravikant
The most wonderful taste of serenity is found by the love you create for yourself, and those around you. Joe Torres
When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak and act differently. Eckhart Tolle
Radiate an energy of serenity and peace so that you have an uplifting effect on those you come into contact with. Wayne Dyer
Well being, serenity and service to others are the ultimate measures of true wealth, success and power. Brendon Burchard
Planning is overrated. Trusting and taking action are underrated. Maxime Lagacé
When you let go of anger or resentment from the past, your heart feels light. Courtney Carver
We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Swami Satchidananda
The person who is not disturbed by happiness and distress and is steady in both is certainly eligible for liberation. Bhagavad Gita
Trust is knowing that no matter what happens, you will be better off than you were in the beginning. Iyanla Vanzant
If you want oneness in society, you have to teach people to go inside instead of going outside, because if they want peace, they need to find it within. Ram Dass
Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change. Bill Crawford
When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. Eckhart Tolle
When you understand certain things, when you learn certain things, when you’re convinced of certain things, and when they become a deep part of you, then you naturally become a more peaceful person. Naval Ravikant
The ability to be content and at peace, by yourself, is freedom. Naval Ravikant
The one who is free of every and any intention, even the intention to be free, is free indeed. Mooji
The highest form of grace is silence. It is also the highest spiritual instruction. Ramana Maharishi
Part 3. Conclusion
Conquest begets enmity; the conquered live in misery; the peaceful live happily having renounced conquest and defeat. The Dhammapada
Let’s recap:
- Serenity is the art of accepting.
- Serenity is when you face reality, as it is, peacefully.
- Ego says “this is useless”. Your soul says “this is fine”.
- Serenity requires wisdom: change what you can, ignore what you can’t.
- It’s when you stop resisting life that you’ll get the abundance you want.
Call to action: Read Meditation: A simple, fast way to reduce stress (mayoclinic.org)
or 12 Science-Based Benefits of Meditation (healthline.com)
or 100 Smile Quotes To Make Your Day Better (wisdomquotes.com)
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Table Of Contents
Part 1
Top 15 Images
Serenity Prayer
Best Quotes
Part 2
Serenity Quotes That ARE
Famous
Short
Inspirational
Part 3
Conclusion
Thank you for the quotes. Life experiences have shown me that one should consider trusting taking a leap in the dark when one can’t find some way to first research it.
Happy new year!
Thank you Marlene!
You’re right: no risk, no rewards. Take the leap this year.
Best,
Maxime