Buddha Materialism Quotes & Sayings

This kid grew up," he threatened in a deep voice, grinding his hard-on between my legs. "And you're gonna fuckin' find out." Oh. My. God. — Penelope Douglas

To ask for an explanation is to explain the obscure by the more obscure. — Maurice Merleau Ponty

Captive Greece took captive her savage conquerer and brought the arts to rustic Latium — Horace

There was too much truth there, too much knowledge. It was like looking into the sun - painful. Just look down. — Pepper Winters

In the story of the Buddha's life we hear of the temptations of Mara, which are extremely subtle. The first temptation is fear of physical destruction. The last is the seduction by the daughters of Mara. This seduction, the seduction of spiritual materialism, is extremely powerful because it is the seduction of thinking that "I" have achieved something. If we think we have achieved something, that we have "made it," then we have been seduced by Mara's daughters, the seduction of spiritual materialism. — Chogyam Trungpa

I grew up in and the teachers. I think I was very lucky. I think I had a lot of social capital, and so when I found myself in this position of influence, I just - then I started to engage a bit with some of the problems in the world and realize that I could actually have an impact. — Matt Damon

And the stars blinked
as they watched her carefully
jealous of the way she shone. — Atticus Poetry

He who has faith has ... an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly. — B.C. Forbes

Truth for us nowadays is not what is, but what others can be brought to accept: just as we call money not only legal tender but any counterfeit coins in circulation. — Michel De Montaigne

I know who the fuck you are," he clips the words out coldly. "You're the only one that doesn't. Dani could have anticipated the Hag's movements. You could not. Jada. — Karen Marie Moning

I wanted to change the world, now I hope the world doesn't change me. — Ray Mileur

Some people manage to make that transition from child actor to adult actor seamlessly. But I felt that if I spent my whole life on a film set without taking a few years to do something else, all I would ever know about was film sets. — Anna Popplewell

One recipe for happiness is to have to sense of entitlement.' To this she added a star and noted at the bottom of the page: 'This is not a lesson I have ever been in a position to learn. — Alan Bennett