It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. From LearnThat.org. [Carl Jung (1875-1961).]
He accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The only mainstream name I can think of with anything approaching equanimity is Broder. From Wordnik.com. [David E.] Reference
Another usage of the word equanimity refers to Buddhas having equanimity toward everyone. From Wordnik.com. [Basic Questions on Karma and Rebirth] Reference
When faced with a "Let it be" scenario, your sense of equanimity is the greatest victory. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Orloff MD: How to Cope with Personal Space Intruders (VIDEO)] Reference
When we achieve enlightenment, we attain a state of equanimity, which is neither happy nor sad. From Wordnik.com. [Basic Questions on Karma and Rebirth] Reference
His equanimity is his pride, and he rarely uses the bully pulpit of the Presidency for explicit criticism. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
Look, he's got a kind of equanimity that's very good and he recovered last night. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2008] Reference
Here "equanimity" does not mean indifference, but having an equal attitude of care and concern for all. From Wordnik.com. [Basic Questions on Karma and Rebirth] Reference
I saw myself go splat on the pavement with a kind of equanimity, with a sense of a foretold conclusion. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
One of these anguished Pakistanis said the other day that unlike India, the Pakistanis have not lost their 'equanimity'. From Wordnik.com. [Asian Tribune] Reference
This was too much for the equanimity of Mrs. Dagget. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
Mr. Starkweather appeared to recover his equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City] Reference
There is an eerie equanimity about the president these days. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To Indecision] Reference
Given Obama's preternatural equanimity, the charge is risible. From Wordnik.com. [Robert L. Borosage: Reality Check] Reference
On the contrary, they are exhibiting an almost eerie equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [All Or Nothing On Health Care] Reference
But up until recently, he has presented a picture of equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [The Balkans Bully, Few Friends] Reference
It was impossible for him to hear the confession with equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
Out of such discipline, say Vipassana exponents, comes equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [Nirvana Behind Bars] Reference
The repose of equanimity is a charm which dissolves all opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
He's not very happy, but he's trying his best to maintain equanimity. From Wordnik.com. ['Proof Of Life'] Reference
"The reason of it all," replied Picton, with great equanimity of manner. From Wordnik.com. [Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses] Reference
It is more subtle, a relentless equanimity: this is a man who talks covenants. From Wordnik.com. [The Relentless Suitor] Reference
The difference is that they respond to ups and downs with relative equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [Why Serial Entrepreneurs Can't Stop] Reference
By all accounts, he maintained a Zenlike equanimity-when he wasn't cracking jokes. From Wordnik.com. [Red Headed Survivor] Reference
He accepted this extremely minor news with his patented, vaguely amused equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [Idiot Nation?] Reference
Could the president really feel as good as he sounded or was the equanimity an act?. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton's Growing Pains] Reference
Obama's almost preternatural equanimity has helped keep his campaign on an even keel. From Wordnik.com. [Sit Back, Relax, Get Ready to Rumble] Reference
There was an easy consensus that our 44th president has obvious smarts and equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington & Matalin: Is Obama Succeeding? Are Women Ascending? Was Iraq Worth it?] Reference
Still, seeing the two belief structures with such equanimity hasn't always been the ascendant view. From Wordnik.com. [Nativity Of The Jews] Reference
Yet those who know the president well say he has withstood the attacks with characteristic equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [But Words Will Never Hurt Me] Reference
The latter, not accustomed to men of the Doctor's calibre, found himself wanting in his usual equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
But did any one else in the same banquet speak against you, I could not endure to hear it with equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations] Reference
Miss Stiles and Mr. Mecutchen plainly betrayed their agitation, but Mr.. Tarbell preserved her equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885] Reference
Such equanimity gives them an advantage as entrepreneurs because they tend not to let snags get them down. From Wordnik.com. [Measure Your Entrepreneurial Instinct] Reference
And if we can do that with equanimity, then I would suggest paying attention to three things at the same time. From Wordnik.com. [Creative Coincidences: Cage On Cunningham] Reference
Batty absorbs all this with equanimity, accustomed to the province's intertribal -- and intratribal -- jousting. From Wordnik.com. [The Protection Business] Reference
It was so understood in Congress, and ruffled the equanimity of the representatives of South Carolina and Georgia. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-Slavery Opinions before the Year 1800 Read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, November 16, 1872] Reference
Even her reflection in the mirror and the knowledge that the new dress was becoming, failed to restore her equanimity. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
Can He, then, contemplate with changeless equanimity the wickedness and final suffering of the great majority of our race?. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
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