Detachment Quotes

172 quotes by 139 authors

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a… — John le Carre
When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak detachment against a… — Sun Tzu
...for those whose favorite season is autumn with its days of cloudless sky, of spacious and clear, far-flung panoramas - those who view nature with… — Charlton Ogburn
Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It… — W. Somerset Maugham
The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
The 'I' casts off the illusion of the 'I' and yet remains 'I'. Such is the paradox of Self-realization. The Realized do not see any… — Ramana Maharshi
Concentration is not thinking of one thing. On the contrary, it is excluding all thoughts, since all thoughts obstruct the sense of one's true being.… — Ramana Maharshi
To relinquish the futile effort to control change is one of the strengthening forces of true detachment & thus true love. — Sharon Salzberg
Compassion without detachment is attachment to the bodily platform. — Radhanath Swami
My approach is neither of attachment nor of detachment, but of simple understanding. — Rajneesh
We must have a real living determination to reach holiness. ''I will be a saint'' means I will despoil myself of all that is not… — Mother Teresa
Transcendence or detachment, leaving the body, pure love, lack of jealousy-that's the vision we are given in our culture, generally, when we think of the… — Robert Bly
What we call a financial crisis is really at its core a crisis of management, and not just a crisis of management, but a crisis… — Henry Mintzberg
Sentimental assertions are always a form of detachment; they confront the acute, terrible awareness of individual pain, the sharp particularity of loss or the fierce… — Mark Doty
Not everybody, however, has a genuine sense of humor. That calls for an altruistic detachment from oneself and a mysterious sympathy with others which is… — Karl Rahner
I've never been passionate about acting, and I find more and more that I work to live the life I want to live. There's something… — Jeremy Irons
I sort of gave up on this whole human adventure a long time ago, divorced myself from it emotionally. It gives me an artistic detachment… — George Carlin
A mother's sorrow is more true, honorable, and beautiful than the detachment of the sage. — Edward Abbey
If you try too much to change the outside, that shows that you are still attached. If a man tries to be detached, it shows… — Rajneesh
So much of what I love about poetry lies in the vast possibilities of voice, the spectacular range of idiosyncratic flavors that can be embedded… — Tony Hoagland

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