"Fundamentally the marksman aims at himself." — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
"Fundamentally the marksman aims at himself."
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Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
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43 Quotes by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
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Eternity is the Absolute present.
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You ought to know how to rise above the trivialities of life, in which most people are found drowning themselves.
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I am an artist at living - my work of art is my life.
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When traveling is made too easy and comfortable, its spiritual meaning is lost. This may be called sentimentalism, but a…
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When mountain-climbing is made too easy, the spiritual effect the mountain exercises vanishes into the air.
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We teach ourselves; Zen merely points the way.
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The right art is purposeless, aimless! The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the…
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Art always has something of the unconscious about it.
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The greatest productions of art, whether painting, music, sculpture or poetry, have invariably this quality-something approaching the work of God.
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Life, according to Zen, ought to be lived as a bird flies through the air, or as a fish swims…
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Enlightenment is like everyday consciousness but two inches above the ground.
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That's why I love philosophy: no one wins.
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More Aim Quotes
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
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Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for…
— Aristotle
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of…
— Benigno Aquino III
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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
— David Attenborough
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
— Jane Austen
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
— Jacques Barzun
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