9 quotes
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.
George EliotPeople become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.
George Bernard ShawAll happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
Baruch SpinozaFiction is like a spider’s web, attached ever so slightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners. Often the attachment is scarcely perceptible.
Virginia WoolfWe do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.
Friedrich NietzscheMerchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.
Thomas JeffersonHe who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.
ChanakyaWhen you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.
Gordon RamsayA slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
George Washington