Anxiety Quote by Saint Basil

The monk in hiding himself from the world becomes not less than himself, not less of a person, but more of a person, more…

— Thomas Merton

“Being a monk was the strangest and most perverted way of life imaginable. Monks spent half their lives putting themselves through pain and discomfort…

— Ken Follett

Hey, I always say: if you want a quiet life, become a monk.

— Michael Caine

“Monk had a brief vision of what it must be like to be a women on her own, obliged to work at pleasing people…

— Anne Perry

“The ambiance of solitude, the absence of any disturbing noise and of worldly desires and images, the quiet and calm attention of the mind…

— Carthusian Monks

If a monk can overcome two things, he can become free from the world. Bodily ease and vain-glory.

— Poemen

One way leads to acquisition, the other leads to nirvana. Realising this a monk should take no pleasure in the respect of others, but…

— Gautama Buddha

Monks are not expected to speak about themselves; the message is important, not the person.

— Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

A habit does not a monk make.

— Francois Rabelais

“The monk's ultimate goal is direct union with the Godhead. But to aim at that goal is to miss it altogether. His task is…

— Walter M. Miller Jr

One very important thing I learned from Monk was his complete dedication to music. That was his reason for being alive. Nothing else mattered…

— Sonny Rollins

“One of the Franciscans says later, "A monk should own nothing but his harp"; meaning, I suppose, that he should value nothing but his…

— G.K. Chesterton