Empty Quotes

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In Japan we have the phrase, "Shoshin," which means "beginner's mind." Our "original mind" includes everything within itself. It is always rich and sufficient within… — Shunryu Suzuki
A vessel is formed from a lump of clay with care, however, it is the empty space within the vessel that makes it useful. — Laozi
If you go searching for the Great Creator, you will come back empty-handed. The source of the universe is ultimately unknowable, a great invisible river… — Laozi
We put thirty spokes to make a wheel: But it is on the hole in the center that the use of the cart hinges. We… — Laozi
As long as the mind is seeking to fill itself, it will always be empty. When the mind is no longer concerned with filling its… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
The Savior desires to save us from our inadequacies as well as our sins. Inadequacy is not the same as being sinful - we have… — Bruce C. Hafen
If they don't board and live by themselves, even in their second year they've got no lounge or kitchen table and it's a pretty lonely… — Trevor Nisbett
He said, Contented? I am the MOST discontented man in the world! Don't you know I am the wealthiest man in the world? That is… — Rajneesh
And this was why falling for the butterflies was never a good idea. I didn't feel all bubbly and excited now. I felt cold and… — Lindsey Kelk
They have no power over you. It's all a show, a deception. Your urges scream and bluster at you; they cajole; they coax; they threaten;… — Henepola Gunaratana
When the ancient Masters said, "If you want to be given everything, give everything up," they weren't using empty phrases. Only in being lived by… — Laozi
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return. Each separate being in… — Laozi
Clay is fashioned into vessels; it is on their empty hollowness that their use depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a dwelling,… — Laozi
The objective is not so much to walk your dog, as it is to empty him. — Dave Barry
Do not let the empty cup be your first teacher of the blessings you had when it was full. Do not let a bard place… — Alexander MacLaren
Just when summer gets perfect-fresh nights, soft sun, casual breezes, crushingly full and quietly cooling trees, empty beaches, and free weekends- it ends. Life is… — Joan D. Chittister
It is only the souls that do not love that go empty in this world. — Robert Hugh Benson
IN ALL MY FILMS, IT SEEMED IMPORTANT TO ME TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE, LOST IN AN EMPTY… — Andrei Tarkovsky
A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations is really… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
We have known for a long time that Prince Charles' empty sails are so rigged as to be swelled by any passing waft or breeze… — Christopher Hitchens

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