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Philosophical literature5 quotes
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. — Epictetus · 135If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCLet people hold on to these:
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCSeekers of the Way. In Buddhism no effort is necessary. All one has to do is to do nothing except to move his bowels, urinate, put on his clothing, eat his meals, and lie down if he is tired. The stupid will laugh at him, but the wise will understand. — Linji Yixuan · 886Those who are contented and at ease when the occasion comes and live in accord with the course of Nature cannot be affected by sorrow or joy. This is what the ancients called release from bondage. Those who cannot release themselves are so because they are bound by material things. — Zhuang Zhou · 221 BCReligious literature3 quotes
Leave all things behind, and come unto me for thy salvation. I will make thee free from this bondage of sins. Fear no more. — Bhagavad Gita · 200 BCIf you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCLet people hold on to these:
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires. — Lao Tzu · 400 BCAction2 quotes
You have to let it all go, Neo—fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind. — Morpheus · 1999That's why I don't have an ulcer, because I know when to say, "I don't give a fuck." — Tim Cavanaugh · 1989Action (film)2 quotes
You have to let it all go, Neo—fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind. — Morpheus · 1999That's why I don't have an ulcer, because I know when to say, "I don't give a fuck." — Tim Cavanaugh · 1989Tragedy (play)2 quotes
Cudgel thy brains no more about it. — William Shakespeare · 1616Be happy, drink, think each day your own as you live it and leave the rest to fortune. — Euripides · 438 BCAnimation1 quote
Hakuna Matata. — Timon and Pumbaa · 1994Animation (film)1 quote
Hakuna Matata. — Timon and Pumbaa · 1994Autobiography and memoir1 quote
You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry. Don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way. — Walter Hagen · 1956Black comedy1 quote
And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. — Lester Burnham · 1999Black comedy (film)1 quote
And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. — Lester Burnham · 1999Buddy movie1 quote
That's why I don't have an ulcer, because I know when to say, "I don't give a fuck." — Tim Cavanaugh · 1989Comedy1 quote
I’m going to give you a little advice. There’s a force in the universe that makes things happen and all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball. — Ty Webb · 1980Comedy (film)1 quote
I’m going to give you a little advice. There’s a force in the universe that makes things happen and all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball. — Ty Webb · 1980Comedy drama1 quote
And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. — Lester Burnham · 1999Comedy drama (film)1 quote
And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. — Lester Burnham · 1999Fantasy1 quote
There's no eternity to the things we can touch. My master used to say, there's nothing we can hold onto in this world. Only by letting go can we finally possess what is real. — Master Li Mu Bai · 2000Fantasy (film)1 quote
There's no eternity to the things we can touch. My master used to say, there's nothing we can hold onto in this world. Only by letting go can we finally possess what is real. — Master Li Mu Bai · 2000History (play)1 quote
Things past redress are now with me past care. — William Shakespeare · 1595Martial arts1 quote
There's no eternity to the things we can touch. My master used to say, there's nothing we can hold onto in this world. Only by letting go can we finally possess what is real. — Master Li Mu Bai · 2000Martial arts (film)1 quote
There's no eternity to the things we can touch. My master used to say, there's nothing we can hold onto in this world. Only by letting go can we finally possess what is real. — Master Li Mu Bai · 2000Musical1 quote
Hakuna Matata. — Timon and Pumbaa · 1994Musical (film)1 quote
Hakuna Matata. — Timon and Pumbaa · 1994Science fiction1 quote
You have to let it all go, Neo—fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind. — Morpheus · 1999Science fiction (film)1 quote
You have to let it all go, Neo—fear, doubt, and disbelief. Free your mind. — Morpheus · 1999