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Limits Quotes by Thomas Merton
- The thing about Zen is that it pushes contradictions to their ultimate limit where one has to choose between madness and innocence. Zen suggests that…
- Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that you discover act without motion, labor that is profound repose,…
- We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of…
- The only true liberty is in the service of that which is beyond all limits, beyond all definitions, beyond all human appreciation: that which is…
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- I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind… — Mary Kay Ash
- It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to… — David Attenborough
- The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular… — Charles Babbage
- The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism. — Irving Babbitt
- Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already… — Richard Bach
- The law limits anyone from serving as president of the United States for more than eight years. And in my opinion -… — Michele Bachmann
- God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. — Francis Bacon