Honen Quotes on Knowledge
Honen was a Japanese Buddhist monk and the founder of the Pure Land school of Japanese Buddhism. This page collects quotes attributed to Honen on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Honen:
“Faith is greater than understanding.”
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“You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion.”
Julian Assange , "Julian Assange, monk of the online age who thrives on intellectual battle" . The Guardian . 2010-08-01 . Retrieved on 2010-08-01 . -
“He who says that there is no such thing as an honest man is himself a knave .”
George Berkeley , as quoted in Ladies Home Journal Vol. 97, No. 8 (August 1960). -
“George Berkeley , as quoted in Ladies Home Journal Vol. 97, No. 8 (August 1960).”
He who says that there is no such thing as an honest man is himself a knave . -
“Dietrich Bonhoeffer , Nachfolge (1937), The Cost of Discipleship (1959), p. 138”
The truthfulness which Jesus demands from his followers is the self-abnegation which does not hide sin. Nothing is then hidden, everything is brought forth to the light of day. In this question of truthfulness, what matters first and last is that a man’s whole being should be exposed, his whole evil laid bare in the sight of God. But sinful men do not like this sort of truthfulness. -
“Christian Nestell Bovee , reported in Louis Klopsch, Many Thoughts of Many Minds (1896), p. 133.”
The first step toward greatness is to be honest, says the proverb; but the proverb fails to state the case strong enough. Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness," — it is greatness itself. -
“Ben Carson , Think Big (p. 152).”
If we live by the rule of honesty and accept our problems, we can go far down the road of achievement.