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Ancient World3 quotes
Even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray. — Jianzhi Sengcan · 606The person who is searching for his own happiness should pull out the dart that he has stuck in himself, the arrow-head of grieving, of desiring, of despair. — Pali Tipitaka · 100 BCPeople of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something-always, in a word, seeking. — Bodhidharma · 528 BCClassical antiquity3 quotes
Canst thou by searching find out God? — Zophar · 500 BCBut where shall wisdom be found? — Job · 500 BCThe gods did not intimate all things to men straight away, but in time, through seeking, their discoveries improve. — XenophanesNew Testament Era2 quotes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. — Jesus · 60But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — Jesus · 60