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renunciation

«To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.»
«We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.»
«Renunciation of the fruit of work is better than meditation.»
«The person whose mind is always free from attachment, who has subdued the mind and senses, and who is free from desires, attains the supreme perfection of freedom from Karma through renunciation.»
«There are no heroes of action: only heroes of renunciation and suffering - Out of My Life and Thoughts.»
«Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.»
Author: Charles Dickens | Keywords: renunciation
«It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.»
Author: Sigmund Freud (Founder) | About: Civilization | Keywords: renunciation