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Religious literature7 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 · 60Even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray. — Jianzhi Sengcan · 606Canst thou by searching find out God? — Zophar · 500 BCBut where shall wisdom be found? — Job · 500 BCThe 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 BCAll 7 quotes →Philosophical literature3 quotes
Even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray. — Jianzhi Sengcan · 606The gods did not intimate all things to men straight away, but in time, through seeking, their discoveries improve. — XenophanesPeople of this world are deluded. They're always longing for something-always, in a word, seeking. — Bodhidharma · 528 BCAutobiography and memoir1 quote
My life has been a quest for knowledge and understanding, and I am nowhere near having achieved that. And it doesn’t bother me in the least. — Alex Trebek · 2020Comedy1 quote
No journey is too great when one finds what he seeks. — Prince Akeem · 1988Comedy (film)1 quote
No journey is too great when one finds what he seeks. — Prince Akeem · 1988Coming of age story1 quote
I do not consider myself less ignorant than most people. I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me. — Hermann Hesse · 1919Drama1 quote
But not knowing is not so bad. I mean, the point is to be looking, searching. To stay hungry, right? — Celine · 2013Drama (film)1 quote
But not knowing is not so bad. I mean, the point is to be looking, searching. To stay hungry, right? — Celine · 2013Romantic drama1 quote
But not knowing is not so bad. I mean, the point is to be looking, searching. To stay hungry, right? — Celine · 2013Romantic drama (film)1 quote
But not knowing is not so bad. I mean, the point is to be looking, searching. To stay hungry, right? — Celine · 2013