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Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
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“Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”

James Allen

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As a Man Thinketh
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1903
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Meaning of “Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful…”

Calmness is treated as a cultivated capacity arising from self-control and understanding rather than as a temperament a person either possesses or lacks.

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As a Man Thinketh, chapter “Serenity”; Allen presents calmness as the result of long and patient effort in self-control.

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