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Them Quotes by Anthony de Mello
- There is another more subtle way in which the innocence of childhood is lost: when the child is infected with the desire to become somebody.…
- Are you your clothes? Are you your name? Are you your profession? Stop identifying with them. They come and go
- ...As the great Confucius said, "The one who would be in constant happiness must frequently change." Flow. But we keep looking back, don't we? We…
- And increasingly - you know this and so do I we're losing the youth everywhere. They hate us; they are not interested in having more…
- Another illusion is that external events have the power to hurt you, that other people have the power to hurt you. They don't. It's you…
- There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. 'Obedience keeps the rules,' he would say. 'Love…
- Obedience keeps the rules. Love knows when to break them.
- I was neurotic for years. I was anxious and depressed and selfish. Everyone kept telling me to change. I resented them and I agreed with…
- Everybody was talking about the religious man who committed suicide. While no one in the monastery approved of the man's action, some say they admired…
- There is only one cause of unhappiness: the false beliefs you have in your head, beliefs so widespread, so commonly held, that it never occurs…
- A man who took great pride in his lawn found himself with a large crop of dandelions. He tried every method he knew to get…
- Most people tell you they want to get out of kindergarten, but don't believe them. Don't believe them! All they want you to do is…
- The disciples were absorbed in a discussion of Lao-Tzu's dictum: "Those who know, do not say; Those who say, do not know." When the master…
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- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster