Monastic Quotes

26 quotes by 24 authors

Working conditions for me have always been those of the monastic life: solitude and frugality. Except for frugality, they are contrary to my nature, so… — Albert Camus
You know, I live a monastic lifestyle. No, I do. I do live in extremes, basically. I go back and forth. Once every six months,… — Jim Carrey
Verily if with mine own eyes I had seen a priest of God, or any of those who wear the monastic garb, sinning, I would… — John of Salisbury
The God of the incarnation is more domestic than monastic. — Ronald Rolheiser
In many cases, mathematics is an escape from reality. The mathematician finds his own monastic niche and happiness in pursuits that are disconnected from external… — Stanislaw Ulam
Monastic life thus became a living protest against the secularization of Christianity, against the cheapening of grace. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Monastic brotherhood, upon rock Aerial. — William Wordsworth
I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing… — Venerable Bede
By my monastic life and vows I am saying no to all the concentration camps, the aerial bombardments, the staged political trials, the judicial murders,… — Thomas Merton
The Buhha was a monastic, but the practice of mindfulness in the context of any lifestyle is one of renunciation. Every moment of mindfulness renounces… — Sylvia Boorstein
Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give life true meaning. This is the religion I preach. It is simple. Its temple is… — Dalai Lama
Monastic vows rest on the false assumption that there is a special calling, a vocation, to which superior Christians are invited to observe the counsels… — Martin Luther
If you have an idea of what you want to do in your future, you must go at it with almost monastic obsession...you have to… — Henry Rollins
For when asceticism was carried out of monastic cells into everyday life, and began to dominate worldly morality, it did its part in building the… — Max Weber
Monastic incarceration is castration. — Victor Hugo
A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience… — Herman Melville
I like the monastic life... in the prayer and the praising... this has charged me with new energy, spiritual energy. This is very important for… — Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired… — Benjamin Disraeli
Because someone is a lama or is part of a monastic order or claims to be part of a succession, doesn't really mean they know… — Frederick Lenz
I used to be monastic, almost. Now I'm like a Tibetan that has discovered hamburgers and television. I'm catching up on Americana. — Joni Mitchell

Who Wrote These Monastic Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 26 Monastic Quotes as follows: