661 Quotes About Being




  • Author Jacques Ellul
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    The more you add to what you have, the less you are. Accumulating more, concentrating all your effort in the quest for things you can have, means losing your being in the process.... Being involves something different than the quest for having. Adding to what you have means losing your being.

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  • Author Po Chü-i
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    After lunch - one short nap:On waking up - two cups of tea.Raising my head, I see the sun's lightOnce again slanting to the south-west.Those who are happy regret the shortness of the day;Those who are sad tire of the year's sloth.But those whose hearts are devoid of joy or sadnessJust go on living, regardless of 'short' or 'long'.-After Lunch

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