Monk Quotes

225 Monk quotes by 163 unique authors

On sober reflection, I find few reasons for publishing my Italian version of an obscure, neo-Gothic French version of a seventeenth century Latin edition of… — Umberto Eco
One of the the loveliest lines I have ever read comes from Brother Roger, the Prior of the Protestant monks of Taize, France: 'Assured of… — Brennan Manning
Where did you learn to kiss like that?” I said, a little breathless. He grinned and pulled me close again. “I said I was a… — Diana Gabaldon
Certainly," quoth Athelstane, "women are the least to be trusted of all animals, monks and abbots excepted. — Walter Scott
Unfortunately this Electric Monk had developed a fault, and had started to believe all kinds of things, more or less at random. It was even… — Douglas Adams
The au pair was bug-eyed. "What happened back there?" "It's not our fault!" Dan babbled. "Those guys are crazy! They're like mini-Darth Vaders without the… — Gordon Korman
For several centuries, the Celtic church of Ireland was spared the Greek dualism of matter and spirit. They regarded the world with the clear vision… — Brennan Manning
This is for you,' he (the Alchemist) said, holding one of the parts (of gold) out to the monk. 'It's for your generosity to the… — Paulo Coelho
Why do you think the Bible has survived thousands of years of tumultuous history Why is it still here Is it because its stories are… — Dan Brown
With a secret smile, not unlike that of a healthy child,he walked along, peacefully, quietly. He wore his gown and walked along exactly like the… — Hermann Hesse
The last living boy in America drops into my bedroom only he wants to be a monk. I think that pretty much sums up my… — Susan Beth Pfeffer
...'I thought the rule was that all monks were shaved.' 'Oh, Soto says he is bald under the hair,'said Lu Tze. 'He says the hair… — Terry Pratchett
He called out to his fellow monks,'Come quickly I am tasting stars. — John Green
There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the artist and the… — Anais Nin
A monk should surely love his books with humility, wishing their good and not the glory of his own curiosity; but what the temptation of… — Umberto Eco
Royce cast a harsh and anxious look at the prince. “What?” Alric asked. “I thought we discussed the importance of keeping a low profile.” “Oh,… — Michael J. Sullivan
In the time between the two wars, a British colonial officer said that with the invention of the airplane the world has no secrets left.… — Heinrich Harrer
Thinking about monastic ideals is not the same as living up to them, but at any rate such thinking has an important place in a… — Thomas Merton
At the bidding of a Peter the Hermit millions of men hurled themselves against the East; the words of an hallucinated enthusiast such as Mahomet… — Gustave Le Bon
Thelonius Monk went over to Bird and Bud Powell and said, 'I told you guys to act crazy, but I didn't tell you to fall… — Charles Mingus
One very important thing I learned from Monk was his complete dedication to music. That was his reason for being alive. Nothing else mattered except… — Sonny Rollins
For us who live in cities Nature is not natural. Nature is supernatural. Just as monks watched and strove to get a glimpse of heaven,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Monk encouraged me to emancipate the drums from their subservient role as timekeepers. — Max Roach
A solitary American monk named Thomas Berry writes that in our relationship to nature, we have been autistic for centuries. Wrapped tightly in our own… — Janine Benyus
Said the monk: "All these mountains and rivers and the earth and stars - where do they come from?" Said the master: "Where does your… — Anthony de Mello

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