External Quotes

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Each atom is trying to fly off from its centre. In the internal world, each thought is trying to go beyond control. Again each particle… — Swami Vivekananda
The atom cannot disobey the law. Whether it is the mental or the physical atom, it must obey the law. "What is the use of… — Swami Vivekananda
My dear sisters in humanity: Your beauty-both internal and external-is priceless. Only the man who marries you has a right to see it. Never forget,… — Yasmin Mogahed
The faith in Christ that saves us from our sins involves an internal transformation that has external implications. — David Platt
I know success or failure in my life or ministry does not depend on my own skill or even on external circumstances, it depends only… — Lester Sumrall
Men need some kind of external activity, because they are inactive within. — Arthur Schopenhauer
The true self, once discovered, is the source of creativity, intelligence and personal growth. No external solution has such power. — Deepak Chopra
We wait for things to be different in order to feel okay with life. As long as we keep attaching our happiness to the external… — Tara Brach
Living consciously is seeking to be aware of everything that bears on our interests, actions, values, purposes, and goals. It is the willingness to confront… — Nathaniel Branden
Freedom and happiness come from understanding - and working with - our limits. Begin at once a program of self-mastery. Stick with your purpose. Do… — Epictetus
Internal victories precede external victories. — Stephen Covey
Most people use their energy attempting to rearrange circumstances that trigger painful emotions. Changing external circumstances will not change your rigid patterns of emotional response.… — Gary Zukav
It is good and very grand to conquer external nature, but grander still to conquer our internal nature.... This conquering of the inner man, understanding… — Swami Vivekananda
You can develop the right mental attitude when you realize that nothing external can upset you or hurt you without your mental consent. — Joseph Murphy
You are what you've been looking for. The answer is always in you alone. There is nothing in the external world. For the external world… — Robert Adams
Capitalismâ€™s concept of competitive man who seeks only to maximize wealth and power, who subjects himself to market relationships, to exploitation and external authority, is… — Noam Chomsky
Whatever we attempt is a reflection of our inner thirst, which we hope to quench in all these external ways. What we are looking for… — Ayya Khema
When some external event raises your spirits and you think good days are preparing for you, do not believe it. It can never be so.… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
. . . by natural selection our mind has adapted itself to the conditions of the external world. It has adopted the geometry most advantageous… — Henri Poincare
Every work of art causes the receiver to enter into a certain kind of relationship both with him who produced the art, and with all… — Leo Tolstoy

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