Attain Quotes

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One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it. — Nicolas Malebranche
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing. . . .… — Laozi
The perspective of eternity is not a perspective from a certain place beyond the world, nor the point of view of a transcendent being; rather… — John Rawls
Thanks to the high standing which science has for so long attain and to the impartiality of the Nobel Prize Committee, the Nobel Prize for… — Guglielmo Marconi
In his laborious efforts to attain mountaintops, where the air is lighter and purer, the climber gains new strength of limb. In the endeavor to… — Pope Pius XI
But to change all existence into a flow experience, it is not sufficient to learn merely how to control moment-by-moment states of consciousness. It is… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
A self that is only differentiated - not integrated - may attain great individual accomplishments, but risks being mired in self-centered egotism. By the same… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
We are all pirates at heart. There is not one of us who hasn't had a little larceny in his soul. And which one of… — Roger Caras
The simplicity that all this presupposes is not easy to attain. I find that my life constantly threatens to become complex and divisive. A life… — Thomas Merton
Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as they do in regard… — P T Barnum
Balance is the key to my serenity. I attain balance by listening to my inner wisdom and to the wisdom of others. There is no… — Julia Cameron
What is necessary, after all, is only this: solitude, vast inner solitude. To walk inside yourself and meet no one for hours-that is what you… — Rainer Maria Rilke
And may at last my weary age Find out the peaceful hermitage, The hairy gown and mossy cell, Where I may sit and rightly spell… — John Milton
The free mind, unafraid of labor, presses on to attain the good. — Laura Cereta
We are this divine energy. It's not something we have to attain. We just have to realize it, to be present to it. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a tile a jewel.… — Shunryu Suzuki
People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit… — Shunryu Suzuki
Meet this transient world with neither grasping nor fear, trust the unfolding of life, and you will attain true serenity. — Jack Kornfield
When you are frightened by something, you have to relate with fear, explore why you are frightened, and develop some sense of conviction. You can… — Chogyam Trungpa
The imagination is the vehicle of sensibility. Transported by the imagination, we attain life, life itself, which is absolute art. — Yves Klein

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