External Quotes

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Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external objects. — Joseph Butler
To live fully, outwardly and inwardly, not to ignore the external reality for the sake of the inner life, or the reverse, that's quite a… — Etty Hillesum
Judo should be free as art and science from any external influences, political, national, racial, and financial or any other organized interest. And all things… — Kano Jigoro
Be the same still mountain self and mountain peace no matter what the external conditions. — George Minot
It is not necessary to meet your guru on the physical plane. The guru is not external. — Neem Karoli Baba
If outside forces and culture were the reasons behind declining and non-influential churches, we would likely have no churches today. The greatest periods of growth,… — Thom S. Rainer
Silence is the language of Om. We need silence to be able to reach our Self. Both internal and external silence is very important to… — Amit Ray
Sustainable change, after all, depends not upon compliance with external mandates or blind adherence to regulation, but rather upon the pursuit of the greater good. — Douglas B. Reeves
When you reach the point of becoming independent of external events, youâ€™re truly free. — Steve Pavlina
Believers often forget that most atheists used to be religious, that many non-believers used to think they had a personal relationship with their God and… — David G. McAfee
Prayer doesnâ€™t work. Perhaps it makes the believer feel better (in the same way that meditation or deep thought would), but prayer doesnâ€™t actually affect… — David G. McAfee
External silence can be the doorway to inner silence. — Ram Dass
A new conception of life cannot be imposed on men; it can only be freely assimilated. And it can only be freely assimilated in two… — Leo Tolstoy
External motion we call action; internal motion is human thought. — Swami Vivekananda
Today give up false mental attachments and beliefs! Free yourself from the delusion that anything external can fulfill the hunger of your soul for God-Consciousness. — Michael Beckwith
Imagination is strong in a man when that particular function of the brain which enables him to observe is roused to activity without any necessary… — Arthur Schopenhauer
On the subject of the history of the American Revolution, you ask who shall write it? Who can write it? And who will ever be… — Thomas Jefferson
Although you can find certain differences among the Buddhist philosophical schools about how the universe came into being, the basic common question addressed is how… — Dalai Lama
More women speaking up and seizing the helm of power can create its own momentum. It can change the culture that helps perpetuate those external… — Nancy Birdsall
What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves, but the way in which we think about them. It is not things that… — Epictetus

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