Calmness of the mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self control.
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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, and 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.
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How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, and make bad blood! It is a question whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives and mar their happiness by lack of self-control.
– James Allen (as a Man Thinketh)
