Monk Quotes

225 Monk quotes by 163 unique authors

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less. — Dalai Lama
A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and… — Jena Malone
For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He's like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality. — James McAvoy
Artists are the monks of the bourgeois state. — Cesare Pavese
My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.'… — Pablo Picasso
I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once… — David O. Russell
I felt like poisoning a monk. — Umberto Eco
She couldn’t picture anyone falling madly in love with such a person as Fish. What a name, Fish...Fish: think cold, slippery, detached. Benedict: think dry… — Regina Doman
High on a rocky promontory sat an Electric Monk on a bored horse. — Douglas Adams
Many poets are not poets for the same reason that many religious men are not saints: they never succeed in being themselves. They never get… — Thomas Merton
That a thing made by hand, the work and thought of a single craftsman, can endure much longer than its maker, through centuries in fact,… — Susan Vreeland
You know, I preferred you as an evil monk. Would have made killing you a whole lot easier. — Chris d'Lacey
(Speaking of the Cistercian monks) A grim fraternity, passing grim lives in that sweet spot, that God had made so bright! Strange that Nature's voices… — Jerome K. Jerome
What will you do now?' I think I will become a monk and devote my entire life to prayer and good works.' No,' said Rek.… — David Gemmell
Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. — Robert A. Heinlein
Smile, breathe and go slowly." - Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen monk, author and peace activist. — Nhat Hanh
The Electric Monk was a labour-saving device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder... Electric Monks believed things for you, thus saving you what was… — Douglas Adams
Just as the habit does not make the monk, the sceptre does not make the king. — Jose Saramago
The Monks of Cool, whose tiny and exclusive monastery is hidden in a really cool and laid-back valley in the lower Ramtops, have a passing-out… — Terry Pratchett
We really have to get going," Sam said. "Can we leave the car here and pick it up later?" The monk said, "Does a dog… — Christopher Moore
Your tale is of the longest," observed Monks, moving restlessly in his chair. It is a true tale of grief and trial, and sorrow, young… — Charles Dickens
She would only point out the salvation that was latent in his own soul, and in the soul of every man. Only connect! That was… — E. M. Forster
Father monks, why do you fast! Why do you expect reward in heaven for that?...No, saintly monk, you try being virtuous in the world, do… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Rule number one of anime," Simon said. He sat propped up against a pile of pillows at the foot of his bed, a bag of… — Cassandra Clare
If you expect nothing, you can never be disappointed. Apart from a few starry-eyed poets or monks living on a mountaintop somewhere, however, we all… — Tonya Hurley

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