Sage Quotes

347 quotes by 210 authors

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene,… — John Adams
Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure. — Lord Byron
The voice of the special rebels and prophets, recommending discontent, should, as I have said, sound now and then suddenly, like a trumpet. But the… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he shines forth; from self-assertion, therefore… — Laozi
Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the people, he must… — Laozi
The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not wish to display… — Laozi
Ancient poets and sages have called the earth the mother of all things. They could hardly have chosen a more attractive name, or one that… — Jonas Hallgrimsson
Nothing is impossible,' said one of the seven sages of Greece, 'to industry.' Let us change the word, 'industry,' to 'persevering prayer,' and the motto… — Adoniram Judson
Nothing is harder to see into thanpeoples nature. The sage looks at subtle phenomena and listens tosmall voices. This harmonizes the outside with the inside… — Zhuge Liang
A sage is the instructor of a hundred ages. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is quiet because he… — Zhuangzi
The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young 'sow wild oats'; but when old, grow sage. — Henry James Byron
The sage has one advantage: he is immortal. If this is not his century, many others will be. — Baltasar Gracian
The true sage is not he who sees, but he who, seeing the furthest, has the deepest love for mankind. — Maurice Maeterlinck
There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators,… — Abraham Maslow
As, pricked out with less and greater lights, between the poles of the universe, the Milky Way so gleameth white as to set very sages… — Dante Alighieri
Mind dissolves only when you don't choose. And when there is no mind, you are for the first time in your crystal clarity, for the… — Rajneesh
The loss of wealth is loss of dirt, as sages in all times assert; The happy man's without a shirt. — John Heywood
Real music will help you move towards meditation, beyond the mind needs, towards spiritual needs. Real poetry will give you a glimpse of the minds… — Rajneesh
Truth is one, the sages speak of it by many names. — Joseph Campbell

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