Master Quotes
2461 Master quotes by 1580 unique authors
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The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food,…
— Gautama Buddha
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For one who is a learner and who has not yet come to master their mind, but who dwells aspiring for peace from that which…
— Gautama Buddha
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In the world of knowledge, the essential Form of Good is the limit of our inquiries, and can barely be perceived; but, when perceived, we…
— Plato
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In particular I may mention Sophocles the poet, who was once asked in my presence, How do you feel about love, Sophocles? are you still…
— Plato
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He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.
— Plato
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I have never found any who prayed so well as those who had never been taught how. They who have no master in man, have…
— Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
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The brain is conceded to be the master organ of the body, the regulator of life, the source of human progress.
— Frederick Tilney
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Life is a conspiracy to shower you with a nonstop feast of interesting experiences, all of which are designed to help you grow your intelligence,…
— Rob Brezsny
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You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred
— Gautama Buddha
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We must master our good fortune, or it will master us.
— Publilius Syrus
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
— Sallust
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If a man's thoughts are muddy, If he is reckless and full of deceit, How can he wear the yellow robe? Whoever is master of…
— Gautama Buddha
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Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead, But the master is awake And he lives forever.
— Gautama Buddha
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If the traveller can find A virtuous and wise companion Let him go with him joyfully And overcome the dangers of the way. But if…
— Gautama Buddha
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Who can describe the bond of God's love? Who is able to explain the majesty of its beauty? The height to which love leads is…
— Pope Clement I
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I will not allow myself to be so absorbed in the whirlwind of work as to forget about God. I will spend all my free…
— Mary Faustina Kowalska
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If the traditional Rs (reading, writing, and arithmetic) are the basics that we want our children to master academically, then reverence, respect, and responsibility are…
— Zoe Weil
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Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop…
— Bruce Pandolfini
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I kind of have to be a master of cleaning, extracting and trusting my data before I do anything with it.
— Scott Nicholson
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By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us - set us right with him, make us fit for him…
— Paul the Apostle
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The gifts of the Master are these: freedom, life, hope, new direction, transformation, and intimacy with God. If the cross was the end of the…
— Steven James
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If the traveler cannot find master or friend to go with him, let him travel alone rather than with a fool for company.
— Gautama Buddha
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The true master lives in truth, in goodness and restraint, non-violence, moderation, and purity.
— Gautama Buddha
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I did not know then that this is what life is - just when you master the geometry of one world, it slips away, and…
— Ta-Nehisi Coates
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If an important decision is to be made, they [the Persians] discuss the question when they are drunk, and the following day the master of…
— Herodotus
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