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Monk Quotes by Evagrius Ponticus
- If your spirit still looks around at the time of prayer, then it does not yet pray as a monk. You are no better than…
- A monk is a man who considers himself one with all men because he seems constantly to see himself in every man.
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- First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body,… — Saint Basil
- I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp...… — Eric Clapton
- I thought I would try to be gay for a while, but I'm just more sexually attracted to women. But I'm really… — Kurt Cobain
- I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the former, in… — Sulak Sivaraksa
- My heart has become capable of every form: It is a pasture for gazelles And a monastery for Christian monks, And the… — Ibn Arabi
- The prayer of the monk is not perfect until he no longer recognizes himself or the fact that he is praying. — Anthony of Padua
- A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself. — John Climacus
- The Imitation of Christ is a cherished treasure of the Christian world. This great book was written by a Roman Catholic monk.… — Swami Vivekananda
- I would become a priest or a rabbi or a monk or whatever the hell was necessary to perform miracles such as… — Lenny Bruce
- I'm like a monk with a taste for hookers. — Unknown Author
- The life of an artist is like the life of a monk, a lewd monk if you like, very Rabelaisian. It is… — Marcel Duchamp
- I desire to go to Hell and not to Heaven. In the former I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings and… — Niccolo Machiavelli