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Sage Quotes by Bodhidharma
- When mortals are alive, they worry about death. When they're full, they worry about hunger. Theirs is the Great Uncertainty. But sages don't consider the…
- . . . the fools of this world prefer to look for sages far away. They don't believe that the wisdom of their own mind…
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- As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural… — 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… — 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;… — Laozi
- Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the… — Laozi
- The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he does not… — Laozi
- Ancient poets and sages have called the earth the mother of all things. They could hardly have chosen a more attractive name,… — Unknown Author
- Nothing is impossible,' said one of the seven sages of Greece, 'to industry.' Let us change the word, 'industry,' to 'persevering prayer,'… — Adoniram Judson
- Nothing is harder to see into thanpeoples nature. The sage looks at subtle phenomena and listens tosmall voices. This harmonizes the outside… — 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… — Zhuangzi
- The gardener's rule applies to youth and age: When young 'sow wild oats'; but when old, grow sage. — Henry James Byron