Christian morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction.... In its horror of sensuality, it made an idol of asceticism,… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“Nietzsche is no more or less than the Schliemann of asceticisms. In the midst of the excavation sites, surrounded by the psychopathic… — Peter Sloterdijk Copy Share Image
If you were not full of self-pity you would soon observe that we ourselves are to blame for all this evil, because… — Tito Colliander Copy Share Image
To deny oneself is to be aware only of Christ and no more of self, to see only Him who goes before… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“It was a cold morning, and he shivered a little; but he had been taught by his uncle that his prayers were… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“To rediscover Christian asceticism is urgent for believers who want to train their hearts, and the hearts of their children, to resist… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“In the wake of his new division of ascetic opinion, Nietzsche not only stumbles upon the fundamental meaning of the practising life… — Peter Sloterdijk Copy Share Image
“In his differentiation between asceticisms, Nietzsche posited a clear divide between the priestly varieties on the one side, illuminated by his vicious… — Peter Sloterdijk Copy Share Image
Remember: there is no place, no community, no external circumstance that is not serviceable for the battle you have chosen. The exception… — Tito Colliander Copy Share Image
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease. — William James Copy Share Image
Renounce all things, and thou shalt find all things; give up thy lust, and thou shalt find rest. — Thomas a Kempis Copy Share Image
This obstinate will to personal happiness is the cause of unrest and division in your soul. Give it up and work against… — Tito Colliander Copy Share Image
The most intelligent men, like the strongest, find their happiness where others would find only disaster: in the labyrinth, in being hard… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Renounce and give up. What did Christ say? "He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." Again and again… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“For two thousand years or more man has been subjected to a systematic effort to transform him into an ascetic animal. He… — Norman O. Brown Copy Share Image
The saints' deep secret is this: do not seek freedom, and freedom will be given you. — Tito Colliander Copy Share Image
Nothing happens accidentally or in such a way that you cannot learn from it; you must understand this at once, for this… — Tito Colliander Copy Share Image
The origin of the stupid ideal of womanhood against which men as well as women to-day are still fighting was the asceticism… — Dora Russell Copy Share Image
The simplicity that all this presupposes is not easy to attain. I find that my life constantly threatens to become complex and… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
For when asceticism was carried out of monastic cells into everyday life, and began to dominate worldly morality, it did its part… — Max Weber Copy Share Image
The cacophony of contemporary popular culture makes it hard to discern the call of truth and wisdom. There is no area in… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
Asceticism is not that you should not own anything, but that nothing should own you. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
However weighed down and entangled in earthly fetters you may be, it can never be too late. — Tito Colliander Copy Share Image
