Ataraxy Quotes

“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”

“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”

“Nothing external to you has any power over you.”

“I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust that what is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moon whatever only rejoices me, and the heart appoints”

“But now that she had achieved knighthood, and thought and acted as she wanted and decided, for one has to act in this way in order to save this world, she neither noticed nor cared that all the people around her thought she was insane.”

“As long as you look for someone else to validate who you are by seeking their approval, you are setting yourself up for disaster. You have to be whole and complete in yourself. No one can give you that. You have to know who you are - what others say is irrelevant.”

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”

“Phoebe Marks was a person who never lost her individuality. Silent and self-contained, she seemed to hold herself within herself, and take no colour from the outer world.”

“The best fighter is never angry.”

“Everything started as nothing.”