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Words Quotes by Alan Watts
- To go out of your mind once a day is tremendously important, because by going out of your mind you come to your senses. And…
- Only words and conventions can isolate us from the entirely undefinable something which is everything.
- Just what should a young man or woman know to be 'in the know'? Is there, in other words, some inside information, some special taboo,…
- To remain caught up in ideas and words about Zen is, as the old masters say, to stink of Zen.
- In other words, a person who is fanatic in matters of religion, and clings to certain ideas about the nature of God and the universe,…
- What we have forgotten is that thoughts and words are conventions, and that it is fatal to take conventions too seriously. A convention is a…
- And people get all fouled up because they want the world to have meaning as if it were words... As if you had a meaning,…
- The more we try to live in the world of words, the more we feel isolated and alone, the more all the joy and liveliness…
- To look at life without words is not to lose the ability to form words- to think, remember, and plan. To be silent is not…
More Words Quotes
- Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. — Hannah Arendt
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe
- Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and… — Rowan Atkinson
- I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words or phrases… — Margaret Atwood
- The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is… — Margaret Atwood
- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the… — Teresa of Avila
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila