Quotes About Attachments

Gifts have ribbons, not strings.

It was strange the paths the human heart chose to take and the attachments it made along the way. The surest sign of the altruistic nature of the organ is its ability to ignore race, color, creed, and gender and just blindly love with all its might—one of the most irrefutable forces on earth. They

To live with meaning is to have the right focus in life. That focus cannot be obsessions, attachments, or hobbies. It must be people, because the love you put into your personal relationships comes back to you many times over. This is the real message of the story. Never allow yourself to become the horse lover. Follow the Tao to become who you really want to be—the people lover.

were not too important, mostly minor attachés of one kind or another; the big fish were either in Brussels already or on the way

but it's also possible that the wrong kind of attention will lead you into unhealthy fears and attachments about how your body should look.

True transformation occurs only when we can look at ourselves squarely and face our attachments and inner demons, free from the buzz of commercial distraction and false social realities.

Bonds are like rules, they're meant to be broken.

For during life it is our wants, our hopes, our fears that enslave us.

Understanding the transitory nature of all things is prerequisite to letting go of expectations and attachments.

Sacramental attachments to a dying a resurrected savior was a common idea in the Roman Empire. The religion of Mithraism, very popular in the army and open only to males, bathed the initiate in the blood of a bull.

Those who place their affections at first on trifles for amusement, will find these become at last their most serious concerns.

Taoism shares quite a few similarities with Buddhism and Stoicism—Buddhism is about releasing all attachments, where Stoicism is about acknowledging and growing from discomfort. Together, these philosophies create an incredibly resilient mind.