Calmness is the cradle of power.

I would say my poise comes from my faith.

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.

A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Humility is attentive patience.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.

Humility is attentive patience.

Knowing how to dress is an art.

Parisian women have an inner elegance that's envied the world over. They are so relaxed about ageing and seem to acquire more charisma and beauty with time. Who wouldn't want to be like them? That's the trick - to embrace the natural progression of life and to be confident.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character.

I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity.

Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony.

Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.

Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature.

Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.

Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength.

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite expressions.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

There is in true beauty, as in courage, something which narrow souls cannot dare to admire.

For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance; it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph.

Always remember that your calmness under fire is your best defense in any argument or discussion.

Majesty is a thing of beauty to behold, whatever the particular enterprise.

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

It takes both courage and talent to stand up in front of fellow human beings and make them crack a smile, and at the same time keep it clean.

Poetry is composing for the breath.

It is easy to be beautiful; it is difficult to appear so.

There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.

True strength is delicate.

Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality.

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Obama's stern demeanor punctuated by intermittent flashes of his wide, relaxing smile is his greatest weapon in defusing pent-up angst.