"It's not the magnitude of the task that……" — Matthieu Ricard

"It's not the magnitude of the task that matters, it's the magnitude of our courage."

— Matthieu Ricard

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55 Quotes by Matthieu Ricard

Matthieu Ricard has 55 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

By happiness I mean here a deep sense of flourishing that arises from an exceptionally healthy mind. This is not…
Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity; it is a state of being, a profound emotional balance struck by…
The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favourable.
Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can…
Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom,…
What counts is not the enormity of the task, but the size of the courage.
Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside.
When the mind is full of memories and preoccupied by the future, it misses the freshness of the present moment.…
Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success
Children, old people, vagabonds laugh easily and heartily: they have nothing to lose and hope for little. In renunciation lies…
By breaking down our sense of self-importance, all we lose is a parasite that has long infected our minds. What…
Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of…

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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to… — Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over… — Aristotle
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate… — Aristotle
I'm not funny. What I am is brave. — Lucille Ball
You can plan to be brave - it's even better if you just try to be brave. — Clive Barker
Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a… — Joseph Addison
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man. — Georges Bernanos
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. — Aesop
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else. — Erma Bombeck
Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment. — Napoleon Bonaparte
With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Courage enlarges, cowardice diminishes resources. In desperate straits the fears of the timid aggravate the dangers that imperil the brave. — Christian Nestell Bovee

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