Definition of Serenity

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Definition of Serenity
	Serenity The quality or state of being serene; clearness and calmness; quietness; stillness; peace. Calmness of mind; eveness of temper; undisturbed state; coolness; composure. Related Definitions: And, Being, Calmness, Clearness, Composure, Coolness, Mind, Of, Or, Peace, Quality, Quietness, Serene, State, Stillness, Temper, The

Serenity Quotations

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Reinhold Niebuhr

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Reinhold Niebuhr

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.
Reinhold Niebuhr

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.
Thomas Szasz

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
Henri Matisse

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
Joseph Addison

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.
Simone Weil

Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven.
John Donne

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
Jawaharlal Nehru

Serenity Translations

serenity in German is Heiterkeit
serenity in Spanish is serenidad
serenity in Swedish is klarhet, stillhet

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