Quotes about Detachment
There is a way of avoiding a person which resembles a search.
— Victor Hugo
I cannot hate them because nothing binds me to them; I have nothing in common with them.
— Milan Kundera
Happiness can be attained by letting go, including letting go of your ideas about happiness.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Relax. It's only a game.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Part of the beauty of the monastic life lies in the ability to live simply with few desires and to consume only what you need.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
The person who has nothing to do doesn't need to put on airs or leave any trace behind.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Sometimes to follow in the footsteps of Jesus is to walk away from others or to let them walk away from us.
— Gary Thomas
Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.
— Bruce Lee
Do thou, too, live in this world without being of it.
— Herman Melville
Never in any case say I have lost such a thing, but I have returned it. Is your child dead? It is a return. Is your wife dead? It is a return. Are you deprived of your estate? Is not this also a return?
— Epictetus
If you love something, set it free.
— Abraham Lincoln
The human shapes moving past him in the streets of the city were physical objects without any meaning.
— Ayn Rand