serenity of the soul Quotes

From the world’s perspective, there are many places you can go to find comfort. But there is only one place you will find a hand to catch your tears and a heart to listen to your every longing. True peace comes only from God.

Peace does not dwell in outward things, but within the soul.

Peace is the evening star of the soul, as virtue is its sun, and the two are never far apart.

The soul's calm sunshine, and the heartfelt joy.

The only true retirement is that of the heart; the only true leisure is the repose of the passions. To such persons it makes little difference whether they are young or old; and they die as they have lived, with graceful resignation.

Peace ... was contingent upon a certain disposition of the soul, a disposition to receive the gift that only detachment from self made possible.

Christ alone can bring lasting peace - peace with God - peace among men and nations - and peace within our hearts.

How different the peace of God from that of the world! It calms the passions, preserves the purity of the conscience, is inseparable from righteousness, unites us to God and strengthens us against temptations. The peace of the soul consists in an absolute resignation to the will of God.