Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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Any person of any philosophic persuasion who sits on a hot stove will verify without any intellectual argument whatsoever that he is in an undeniably low-quality situation: that the value of his predicament is negative. This low quality is not just a vague, woolly-headed, crypto-religious, metaphysical abstraction. It is an experience. It is not a judgment about an experience. It is not a description of experience. The value itself is an experience. As such it is completely predictable. It is verifiable by anyone who cares to do so.

Robert M. Pirsig's Popular Quotes

That which destroys the old mythos becomes the new mythos.

- Robert M. Pirsig

It is not good to talk about Zen, because Zen is nothingness... If you talk about it, you are always lying, and if you don't talk about it, no one kn…

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Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you b…

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The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.

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The real purpose of the scientific method is to make sure nature hasn’t misled you into thinking you know something you actually don’t know.

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every answer one finds leads to ten more questions. The more we learn the less we know.

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The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.

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Is it hard?' Not if you have the right attitudes. Its having the right attitudes thats hard.

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A person isn't considered insane if there are a number of people who believe the same way. Insanity isn't supposed to be a communicable disease. If o…

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