Freedom Quotes

"The truly free man is he who desires nothing he cannot obtain."

"The man who fears nothing external is truly free."

"Freedom is being without the need to understand freedom."

"To hold is to lose; to release is to possess."

"True freedom comes not from the absence of constraint, but from self-mastery."

"Those who surrender their freedom for security deserve neither."

"No one is free who has not obtained dominion over himself."

"The only way to be free is not to be enslaved by attachment to riches."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to keep out of prison, but anything more than this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny."

"It is only in the state of consciousness that is beyond thoughts that one can find true security and freedom."

"Freedom from fear of the gods is the beginning of true philosophy."

"The person who fears nothing is richer than the person who possesses everything."

"We are as free as we believe ourselves to be."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"The sage is not bound by any doctrine; he is free to learn from all traditions."

"True wealth is the absence of desire."

"The sage wanders freely, untethered by the opinions of others."

"True freedom is freedom from the need for freedom."

"The great Master functions freely; his actions leave no trace of attachment."

"When the mind is free from attachment, it is free from disturbance."

"True freedom comes from understanding and accepting necessity."

"Do not let your mind be enslaved by the thoughts of others."

"To be free is to be responsible for oneself."

"When you have nothing left to lose, you become truly free."

"Freedom is not in choosing, but in understanding there is nothing to choose from."

"The bird does not ask permission to fly."

"The three armies may be deprived of their commander, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his will."

"Freedom is achieved when one masters his own appetites and fears."

"The greatest freedom is the freedom from fear of death."

"Freedom is the natural state of the enlightened soul."