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Calmness comes ever from within. It is the peace and restfulness of the depths of our nature.
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Everything that is great in life is the product of slow growth; the newer, and greater, and higher, and nobler the work, the slower is its growth, the surer is its lasting success.
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Hurry never realizes that slow, careful foundation work is the quickest in the end.
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In the race for wealth men often sacrifice time, energy, health, home, happiness and honor,--everything that money cannot buy, the very things that money can never bring back.
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Let us ever turn our face toward the future with confidence and trust, with the calmness of a life in harmony with itself, true to its ideals, and slowly and constantly progressing toward their realization.
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Nature never hurries. Every phase of her working shows plan, calmness, reliability, and the absence of hurry.
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Calmness is singleness of purpose, absolute confidence, and conscious power,--ready to be focused in an instant to meet any crisis.
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Calmness is the crown of self-control.
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Calmness is the rarest quality in human life.
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God commits to man ever only new beginnings, new wisdom, and new days to use the best of his knowledge.
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Stop, rest for a moment, and let calmness and peace assert themselves.
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To be ready for the great crises of life we must learn serenity in our daily living.