Quotes by Sage In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life. J. M. Coetzee sage occupation literature Where all are selfish, the sage is no better than the fool, and only rather more dangerous. James Anthony Froude sage fool selfish None of great sages of China preached the precept of love as a guideline for human behavior. James Thayer sage china behavior The only good place for a sage grouse to be listed is on the menu of a French bistro. It does not deserve federal protection, period. Jason Chaffetz sage protection doe O woman! thou wert fashioned to beguile: Jean Ingelow sage women poet The sages of old live again in us, and in opinions there is a metempsychosis. Joseph Glanvill sage opinion The system of morality to be gathered from the ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the gospel. Jonathan Swift sage morality fall The integral sage, the nondual sage, is here to show us otherwise. Known generally as "Tantric," these sages insist on transcending life by living it. They insist on finding release by engagement, finding nirvana in the midst of samsara, finding total liberation by complete immersion. Ken Wilber sage midst engagement Saints and sages are still alive. Great masters are still operating. It is up to you to find where they are. Krishnananda Saraswati sage up-to-you saint The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness. Laozi sage taoism knowledge The sage never strives for greatness, and can therefore accomplish greatness. Laozi sage taoism greatness The sage knows without traveling, perceives without looking, completes without acting. Laozi sage taoism acting Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside. Laura Bush sage library age Because he (the Sage) opposes no one, no one in the world can oppose him. Laozi sage taoism world The sage acts by doing nothing. Laozi sage taoism doing-nothing The sage does not attempt anything very big, and thus achieves greatness. Laozi sage greatness doe The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself. Laozi sage taoism doe Heaven and earth are ruthless, and treat the various creatures as straw dogs; the sage is ruthless, and treats others as straw dogs. Laozi sage dog heaven The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose. Laozi sage taoism doe Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small. Difficult undertakings have always started with what easy. Great undertakings always started with what is small. Therefore the sage never strives for the great,And thereby the great is achieved. Laozi sage easy character «12345678»