Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Similar quotes

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a candle in a windless place.

I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.

I love the storm and fear the calm.

Christina Queen of Sweden

I look forward to quiet mornings so much, before the rest of the world is awake, that I really prioritize them.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

;