Definitions: (1) composed, dignified, and self-assured; (2) well-poised<being in balance or equilibrium>
Derivation: Latin, “equal weight”
Quotes:
• For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. — Audrey Kathleen Hepburn (1929–1993) British actress.
• One of the most amazing earmarks of religious living is that dynamic and sublime peace, that peace which passes all human understanding, that cosmic poise which betokens the absence of all doubt and turmoil. Such levels of spiritual stability are immune to disappointment. (100:6.6) — The Urantia Book {1955}