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These reality quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.
"It is my business to know things. That is my trade. A profound reflection from the creator of Sherlock Holmes."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"I never guess. It is a shocking habit, - destructive to the logical faculty. A profound reflection from the creator of Sherlock Holmes."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact. A profound reflection from the creator of Sherlock Holmes."
-- Arthur Conan Doyle"What you are basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"Peace can be made only by those who are peaceful, and love can be shown only by those who love. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. Such is the nature of the Zen mindset."
-- Alan Watts"Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. An ancient truth that still guides us today."
-- Aesop"If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs. An ancient truth that still guides us today."
-- Aesop"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. An ancient truth that still guides us today."
-- Aesop"Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. An ancient truth that still guides us today."
-- Aesop"If you go back to the 1400s, there was not much difference between what people believed and what actually happened."
-- Elon Musk"I do think a good framework for thinking is physics, you know, the first principles reasoning."
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These reality quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.
Some of the most celebrated reality quotes come from Krishna, Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, Gautama Buddha, among many others featured on this page.
Popular reality quotes include: "Change is the law of the universe. You can be a millionaire, or a pauper in an instant." -- Krishna Also: "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and ego — these are the eightfold division of My nature." -- Krishna.
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