The dress does not make the monk. [Fr., L'habit ne fait le moine.] — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
“Throughout the history of the Deutschritter the German genius is very evident, romantic idealism implemented with utter ruthlessness.” — Desmond Seward Copy Share Image
I didn't know who Meredith Monk was, and I knew about Laurie Anderson but I didn't know her music that well. — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I was initiated as a Buddhist monk at the age of 19, but I think that initiation is simply a starting point. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Just as the habit does not make the monk, the sceptre does not make the king. — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
I'm nothing special, just an ordinary human being. That's why I always describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Many people would say that A Tibetan monk, even in Lhasa, may be free while the ruler of China may not be… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
The monk that invented gunpowder did as much to stop war as did all the sermons of his brethren. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
Women were the reason I became a monk - and, ah, the reason I switched back. — Chris Avellone Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who had past lives where they were monks and nuns and all their needs were provided… — Doreen Virtue Copy Share Image
A monk asks:Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of nature?The master answers:Yes, your awareness of the wonders of nature. — Angelus Silesius Copy Share Image
Buddhist monks have known for centuries that meditation can change the mind. Now we are inspired by His Holiness to examine with… — Richard Davidson Copy Share Image
“At night a hooded monk passed by where there were no lamps. I could not see his face. I only heard these… — St Teresa of Avila Copy Share Image
I am hopelessly divided between the dark and the good, the rebel and the saint, the sex maniac and the monk, the… — Billy Idol Copy Share Image
There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
There would never be a way for me to live comfortably with people. Maybe I'd become a monk. I'd pretend to believe… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, I wanted to be in a group, or I wanted to work for Greenpeace, or I wanted… — Dave Wakeling Copy Share Image
How does one stay mindful? Where feelings are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Thoughts… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Father monks, why do you fast! Why do you expect reward in heaven for that?...No, saintly monk, you try being virtuous in… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
I have heard of a monk who in his cell had a glorious vision of Jesus revealed to him. Just then a… — Theodore L. Cuyler Copy Share Image
She would only point out the salvation that was latent in his own soul, and in the soul of every man. Only… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
My parents both renounced their material lives and were living as monks at an ashram in L.A. when they met each other.… — Taraka Larson Copy Share Image
I love jazz. So to me, there are two main types of jazz. There's dancing jazz, and then there's listening jazz. Listening… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk.… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp...… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
“I thought I was wed to a king- now I find I am wed to a monk.” — Eleanor of Aquitaine Copy Share Image