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Nature never hurries. Every phase of her working shows plan, calmness, reliability, and the absence of hurry.

Calmness is singleness of purpose, absolute confidence, and conscious power,--ready to be focused in an instant to meet any crisis.

Calmness is the crown of self-control.

Calmness is the rarest quality in human life.

God commits to man ever only new beginnings, new wisdom, and new days to use the best of his knowledge.

Stop, rest for a moment, and let calmness and peace assert themselves.

To be ready for the great crises of life we must learn serenity in our daily living.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

Do the things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me, and the God of peace will be with you.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.

Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Israel, hope in Yahweh, from this time forward and forever more.

See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good.