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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 o... by James Anthony Froude

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 gu... by James Thayer

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: by Jean Ingelow

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 met... by Joseph Glanvill

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. by Laozi

The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness.

Laozi
sage taoism knowledge
The sage never strives for greatness, and can therefore accomplis... by Laozi

The sage never strives for greatness, and can therefore accomplish greatness.

Laozi
sage taoism greatness
The sage knows without traveling, perceives without looking, comp... by Laozi

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 opp... by Laozi

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. by Laozi

The sage acts by doing nothing.

Laozi
sage taoism doing-nothing
The sage does not attempt anything very big, and thus achieves gr... by Laozi

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... by Laozi

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... by Laozi

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
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