Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
. . . in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your soul.
- Desiderata (Latin: "things desired"), Max Ehrmann

To think before speaking. To speak your truth quietly and clearly.
To disagree with the loud, the obnoxious, the selfish, the self-absorbed, the dishonest.
With a minimum of emotion.

To achieve one’s objectives
With a minimum of motion and commotion.

To achieve success
With a minimum of action.

To see beauty in the simple, the quiet, the gentle, the humble.
And capture, with one’s art
Peace, serenity, the simple expression of profound beauty.

To resolve disputes
With a minimum of upheaval and ill will.

The hallmark of wisdom
Of the truly spiritual life.
Though requiring less effort
Difficult to master, wu wei – the elusive path of nonaction
Control of oneself perhaps not possible to fully achieve.