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Robert M. Pirsig Quotes

Robert M. Pirsig quotes about mountain

American Philosopher, Writer September 6, 1928

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Robert M. Pirsig quote: "To live for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the..."
To live for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top. Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig quote: "It's the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top."
It's the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Robert M. Pirsig
It made the kids at camp much more enthusiastic and cooperative when they had ego goals to fulfill, I'm sure, but ultimately that kind of motivation is destructive. Any effort that has self-glorification as its final endpoint is bound to end in disaster. Now we're paying the price. When you try to climb a mountain to prove how big you are, you almost never make it. And even if you do it's a hollow victory. In order to sustain victory you have to prove yourself again and again in some other... Robert M. Pirsig
... to arrive in the Rocky Mountains by plane would be to see them in one kind of context, as pretty scenery. But to arrive after days of hard travel across the prairies would be to see them in another way, as a goal, a promised land. Robert M. Pirsig
A finely tempered nature longs to escape from his noisy cramped surroundings into the silence of the high mountains where the eye ranges freely through the still pure air and fondly traces out the restful contours apparently built for eternity. Robert M. Pirsig
The Buddha, the Godhead, resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of the mountain, or in the petals of a flower. Robert M. Pirsig
Like those in the valley behind us, most people stand in sight of the spiritual mountains all their lives and never enter them, being content to listen to others who have been there and thus avoid the hardships. Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig quote: "The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you..."
The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there. Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig quote: "The only zen you will find on top of a mountain is the zen you..."
The only zen you will find on top of a mountain is the zen you bring up there. Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig quote: "The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen..."
The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. Robert M. Pirsig
Robert M. Pirsig quote: "The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you..."
The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there. Robert M. Pirsig

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