Detachment Quotes

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Detachment Quotes

A carefully curated collection of detachment quotes from writers, thinkers and voices worth listening to. Whether you need a quick boost or a deeper moment of reflection, these words are here to help.

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"Attachment is the root of sorrow."

-- Premananda Maharaj

"Attachment is the root of sorrow."

-- Premananda Maharaj

"Everything else is in God's hands."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Everything else is in God's hands."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Perform your task with no attachment to the result."

-- Krishna

"Perform your task with no attachment to the result."

-- Krishna

"The wise man lets go of all results, whether good or bad."

-- Krishna

"The wise man lets go of all results, whether good or bad."

-- Krishna

"He who works without attachment is not affected by sin."

-- Krishna

"He who works without attachment is not affected by sin."

-- Krishna

"He who has no ego, who is free from the sense of 'me' and 'mine', attains peace."

-- Krishna

"He who has no ego, who is free from the sense of 'me' and 'mine', attains peace."

-- Krishna

"You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed."

-- Krishna

"You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed."

-- Krishna

"You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work."

-- Krishna

"You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work."

-- Krishna

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Some of the most celebrated detachment quotes come from Krishna, Mahatma Gandhi, Premananda Maharaj, among many others featured on this page.

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Popular detachment quotes include: "You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work." -- Krishna Also: "You came empty handed, and you will leave empty handed." -- Krishna.

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