“The monks kept a sharp eye on him, determined to keep him free of sin—and of joy, which, if not explicitly a… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Just studying Buddhism, then meditating and going to Buddhist monasteries, talking to Buddhist monks, combined with the Thai people themselves, changed the… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
On the whole, monks do not become famous - and that is a good thing - but monasteries do - and that… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
“It was the study hour. Most of the monks were reading. A few were meditating, an activity that was suspiciously similar to… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
There is a basic problem that a lot of Western monks and nuns become ordained without really understanding or appreciating what the… — Tenzin Palmo Copy Share Image
“No. It is impossible to maintain a smile in my brother's presence. Monks haven't the sort of patience required.” — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
“...maybe I am just your priest - or a churl - perhaps you mistrust me the way the medievals mistrusted monks...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
The peace of the Eastern church was invaded by a swarm of fanatics [monks], incapable of fear, or reason, or humanity; and… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
When I go visit my brother monks in Japan and sit down with other Zen Masters, they look at my crazy clothes… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Most of the early monks were not ordained. It was the pastoral work they undertook with the faithful that, over the centuries,… — Basil Hume Copy Share Image
We know what the birth of a revolution looks like: A student stands before a tank. A fruit seller sets himself on… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
Kung fu was made so the monks could train their bodies and move their bodies with strength, so they could be physical… — RZA Copy Share Image
“The monks' response was to climb into their curraghs and row off toward Greenland. They were drawn across the storm-racked ocean, drawn… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Indian monks were the first to choose the garden as the proper setting for their lives, which were devoted to the contemplation… — Marie-Luise Gothein Copy Share Image
The Monks of Cool, whose tiny and exclusive monastery is hidden in a really cool and laid-back valley in the lower Ramtops,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
In the time between the two wars, a British colonial officer said that with the invention of the airplane the world has… — Heinrich Harrer Copy Share Image
“Far below, making their way through the swinging glass doors, a retinue of Buddhist monks entered the Shopping Center. They approached in… — Jeff Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Monks, even if bandits were to savagely sever you, limb by limb, with a double-handled saw, even then, whoever of you harbors… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“We can't stand it, to be alone. We cannot bear it, any more than the monks of old could bear it, men… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
A few days ago Tan Casipo said to me, 'Some people come here with so much dust in their eyes it's unbearable… — Tim Ward Copy Share Image
“I slowly came to recognize individual monks within the crowds of interchangeable orange robes and shaved heads. There were flirtatious and daring… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Monks congregate like dogs in a kennel, From contact with their superiors they acquire knowledge, Is one the course of the wind,… — Taliesin Copy Share Image
“For know, dear ones, that every one of us is undoubtedly responsible for all men- and everything on earth, not merely through… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Cut yourself some slack. Remember, one hundred years from now, all new people. —Message tacked to a tree by monks at Wat… — Jenny Blake Copy Share Image
“The night! When the outside world is hiding in darkness, you have to turn on the light within in order to see… — Irina Serban Copy Share Image
Movable type seemed magical to the monks who were illuminating manuscripts and copying texts. Certainly e-books seem magical to me. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
...'I thought the rule was that all monks were shaved.' 'Oh, Soto says he is bald under the hair,'said Lu Tze. 'He… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“[...] The monks sped up the process up for us laowai who have less time, less patience for basics, and a greater… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
Because monks come from the midst of purity, they consider as good and pure what does not arouse desire among other people. — Dogen Copy Share Image
The civilization of cities is breeding a new race of monks who have none of the original religious drive towards chastity, but… — Kylie Tennant Copy Share Image
Monks will have three begging bowls for their food: one for water, one for liquid food, one for dry food. — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
“The monks used to say that he was more drawn to those who were more sinful, and the greater the sinner the… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Most of the great books on prayer are written by 'experts' - monks, missionaries, mystics, saints. I've read scores of them, and… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Two monks sit facing, playing chess on the mountain, The bamboo shadow on the board is dark and clear. Not a person… — Bai Juyi Copy Share Image
“One of the monks was doing something incomprehensible at the altar, and the others would occasionally chant a few phrases of mumbo… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
I grew with it, and I used to go to see the monks, who had no possessions, even more extreme than my… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
It's probably even the case that if you stoked up some Buddhist monks with tons of testosterone, they'd become wildly competitive as… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
![“The peace of the Eastern church was invaded by a swarm of fanatics [monks], incapable of fear, or reason, or humanity; and the Imperial troops acknowledged, without shame, that they were much less apprehensive of an encounter with the fiercest Barbarians.” quote by Edward Gibbon](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/15b/edward-gibbon-710_barbarians_the-peace-of-the-eastern-church-was-inva_2066326.png)
![“Kung fu was made so the monks could train their bodies and move their bodies with strength, so they could be physical enough to gain mental enlightenment. Before that, they kept falling asleep when [masters] were trying to teach them.” quote by RZA](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/01e/rza-1981_body_kung-fu-was-made-so-the-monks-could-trai_1995516.jpg)
![“[...] The monks sped up the process up for us laowai who have less time, less patience for basics, and a greater need for external markers of our accomplishments.” quote by Matthew Polly](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bf9/matthew-polly-35682_china_the-monks-sped-up-the-process-up-for-us_2141843.png)
