Seek Quotes
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Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. It can be argued that peace and happiness comes from the subjective internalised perspective of realizing things could be worse and being grateful they aren't. The alternative view that peace and happiness comes from the objective external perspective of having more and better things than at present, while important for growth, can be a never-ending source of jealousy, dissatisfaction and disappointment. A balance of the two, where people are grateful for what they have while striving for more seems the best blended perspective.
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It is the artist’s privilege to seek his material where he pleases, and it is no man’s privilege to say him nay.
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Why would a man need both a wife and a mistress? A smart man would seek out and fall in love with a woman who can play both.
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Seek on earth what you have found in heaven.
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Now, Voyager, sail thou forth, to seek and find.
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Peace comes from within; do not try to seek it without.
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Those who seek the truth run the risk of finding it.
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To show your true ability is always, in a sense, to surpass the limits of your ability, to go a little beyond them: to dare, to seek, to invent; it is at such a moment that new talents are revealed, discovered, and realized.
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Seek not that the things which happen should happen as you wish; but wish the things which happen to be as they are, and you will have a tranquil flow of life.
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What we seek we do not find - that would be too trim and tidy for so reckless and opulent a thing as life. It is something else we find.
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Those who seek for something more than happiness in this world must not complain if happiness is not their portion.
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We must come to see that the end we seek is a society at peace with itself, a society that can live with its conscience.
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God's chief gift to those who seek him is Himself.
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Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace thee.
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To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: Leave no stone unturned.
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We all die eventually. But the one thing we can do is seek answers along the way.
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In order to seek one's own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life.
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The fact that God is sovereign over the distribution of gifts (1 Cor. 12:7) is no reason not to seek the gifts. God is sovereign over our food too, but though he desires to provide it for his children (see Matt. 6:25–34) and wants us to seek his kingdom first (Matt. 6:9–10, 33), he expects us to pray for him to provide our food (Matt. 6:11; 7:7–11).
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Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.
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One should not seek those who do not wish to be found.
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In essence, there is only one thing God asks of us - that we be men and women of prayer, people for whom God is everything and for whom God is enough. That is the root of peace. We have that peace when the gracious God is all we seek. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
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I don't think of rejection as rejection, just a bad fit. Then I seek out other avenues of acceptance.
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Let your minds be filled with the goal of being like the Lord, and you will crowd out depressing thoughts as you anxiously seek to know Him and do His will.
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Seek the companionship of virtuous friends, not virtual friends.
