Roots Quotes

1850 Roots quotes by 1361 unique authors

Sex lies at the root of life, and we can never learn to reverence life until we know how to understand sex. — Havelock Ellis
The people always have some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness. ... This and no other is the root from which… — Plato
The root of suffering is attachment — Gautama Buddha
Better to be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of all misfortune. — Plato
Ignorance, the root and the stem of every evil. — Plato
This the American Black man knows: his fight is a fight to the finish. Either he dies or he wins. He will enter modern civilization… — W. E. B. Du Bois
In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena. — Dalai Lama
Temperance is a tree which as for its root very little contentment, and for its fruit calm and peace. — Gautama Buddha
Science advances by trial and error. When mistakes are made, the peer-review publication process usually roots them out. Cuccinelli's version of the scientific process would… — Scott Mandia
Depending on their psychic make up, for some people, closing the eyes or being quiet produces anxiety and increases mental agitation. In such situations it… — Ravi Ravindra
Emotions are not 'bad.' At the roots of our emotions are primal energies which can be put to fruitful use. Indeed...the energies of enlightenment arises… — James H. Austin
Knowing that there is one Baptism, we who hold the head and root of the One Church know for certain that to him who is… — Cyprian
Hoeing: A manual method of severing roots from stems of newly planted flowers and vegetables. — Henry Beard
Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant… — Gautama Buddha
What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to… — Gautama Buddha
A man traveling across a field encountered a tiger. He fled, the tiger after him. Coming to a precipice, he caught hold of the root… — Gautama Buddha
Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming. — Tony Hoare
Hip hop is expression..our roots and culture..Its your duty to contribute uniqueness to this artform. Desire of bringing somethin new, improved, witty and soul touching… — Unknown Author
I don't write fantasy, I write reality. Also, my novels have roots to Greek tragedies and as such, there has to be tragedy. — Nicholas Sparks
I listened to Kelley's record with pleasure. Great to hear real music with respect for the righteous roots. Her singing is outstanding - no frills,… — Jerry Wexler
Jacobins, I have a truth to tell you. You do not know your most deadly enemies; they are the constitutional priests. It is they who… — Jean-Paul Marat
Children will, in my dream, be taught that laziness and narcissism are at the very root of human evil, and why this is so. .… — M. Scott Peck
If a man considers that he is born, he cannot avoid the fear of death. Let him find out if he has been born or… — Ramana Maharshi
Ten years have passed since a perfect blue sky morning turned into the blackest of nights. Since then we've lived in sunshine and in shadow,… — Michael Bloomberg
"What I've learned about teaching is to refer back to the root of that word, which is educo, which means "to pull from." Education does… — Alan Arkin

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