Anthony de Mello Quotes

Whatever is truly alive must die. Look at the flowers; only plastic flowers never die.
Anthony de Mello

Can one talk about the ocean to a frog in a well or about the divine to people who are restricted by their concepts?
Anthony de Mello

The genius of a composer is found in the notes of his music; but analyzing the notes will not reveal his genius. The poet's greatness is contained in his words; yet the study of his words will not disclose his inspiration. God reveals himself in creation; but scrutinize creation as minutely as you wish, you will not find God, any more than you will find the soul through careful examination of your body.
Anthony de Mello

The finest language is the one that is not spoken, the finest action is the one that is not done and the finest change is the one that is not willed.
Anthony de Mello

Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's ignorance.
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When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today.
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The day you follow someone you cease to follow Truth.
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You cannot see outside of you what you fail to see inside.
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People who want a cure, provided they can have it without pain, are like those who favour progress, provided they can have it without change.
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Every word, every image used for God is a distortion more than a description.
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Obedience keeps the rules," he would say. "Love knows when to break them.
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This is what Wisdom means: To be changed without the slightest effort on your part, to be transformed, believe it or not, merely by waking to the reality that is not words, that lies beyond the reach of words.
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The world is right because I feel good.
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To a disciple who was forever complaining about others the Master said, "If it is peace you want, seek to change yourself, not other people. It is easier to protect your feet with slippers than to carpet the whole of the earth.
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If you never condemned you would never need to forgive.
Anthony de Mello