Quote by Sri Aurobindo
She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becomi

She saw too that man has the power of exceeding himself, of becoming himself more entirely and profoundly than he is, truths which have only recently begun to be seen in Europe and seem even now too great for its common intelligence. – Sri Aurobindo

Other quotes by Sri Aurobindo

India saw from the beginning, and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold of the insight, that life cannot be rightly seen in the sole light, cannot be perfectly lived in the sole power of its externalities. – Sri Aurobindo

Category:
Age
Read Quote

The practice of Yoga brings us face to face with the extraordinary complexity of our own being. – Sri Aurobindo

Category:
Yoga
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Intelligence
category

Peoples intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People dont tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups. – Robyn Hitchcock

Category:
Intelligence

Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a delusion. Have we the intelligence and discipline to vigilantly guard against our tendency to grow without limit? – Lynn Margulis

Category:
Intelligence

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. – Salvador Dali

Category:
Intelligence

The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. Well tell you, you dont have to drag it out of us. – George Tenet

Category:
Intelligence

Random Quotes

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. – Lao Tzu

Category:
best

Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him one doubted Him one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldnt have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government? – Richard J. Daley

Category:
Government

I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. – Hunter S. Thompson

Category:
Truth

No taste is so acquired as that for someone elses quality of mind. – Cyril Connolly

Category:
Style