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Equanimity Quotes

On staying steady through rejection, ambition, and everyday relationships.

These equanimity quotes draw heavily on meditation, with one speaker crediting Vipassana practice for teaching them to stay level in every situation. Another connects equanimity to friendship, naming it alongside Generosity, fairness, and sharing as essentials for good relationships.

Vipassana taught me how to maintain equanimity in all situations of life.

Quotes by Subhash Chandra

As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something...

Quotes by Gary Hamel

When we're talking about friendships, generosity and fairness and equanimity and sharing and all those things are super-important to me.

Quotes by David Longstreth

I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot of every writer, no matter where we are in our careers.

Quotes by Dani Shapiro

Better Quotes

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.

Albert Einstein

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the connection between meditation and these equanimity quotes?
One quote directly credits Vipassana meditation with teaching the speaker to maintain equanimity across all situations in life, tying the concept to a specific practice rather than an abstract ideal.
Do any quotes link equanimity to relationships or friendship?
Yes, one speaker lists equanimity alongside generosity, fairness, and sharing as qualities that matter most in friendships. Our Generosity quotes cover that companion idea.
Is there a quote about equanimity and creative or professional rejection?
Yes, one speaker says maintaining equanimity is necessary to withstand the disappointment and rejection every writer faces at some point in their career. See our Disappointment quotes for more on that struggle.
Does this page connect equanimity to bigger issues like the environment?
One quote reflects on the industrial revolution's heedless pursuit of more, calling it ultimately unsustainable for the planet, which broadens equanimity into a question of restraint on a larger scale.
Is equanimity presented here as something people are born with or something learned?
The quotes lean toward learned, especially the one crediting a meditation practice for building that skill over time rather than describing it as a natural trait.

Writers get a mention too, with one quote describing equanimity as necessary to withstand the disappointment and rejection that come with a creative career. Our Disappointment quotes explore that side further, alongside Environment quotes for the planet-scale reflections here.

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