Seek Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old seek quotes, seek sayings, and seek proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Seek respect, not attention. It lasts longer. Ziad K. Abdelnour
Seek the miracles in sacred moment. Lailah Gifty Akita
Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Stephen Covey
What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them. Epictetus
Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them. Immanuel Kant
If we seek things that are virtuous and lovely, we surely will find them. Conversely, if we seek for evil, we will find that also. Joseph B. Wirthlin
We should not seek to tune out the realists' whines or taunts, as they may provide good instruction. Brendon Burchard
Most people seek after what they do not possess and are enslaved by the very things they want to acquire. Anwar el Sadat
Seek that which within lies waiting to begin the fight of your life that is everyday. Ian Anderson
Seek always for the answer within. Be not influenced by those around you, by their thoughts or their words. Eileen Caddy
Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine. Tryon Edwards
Who seeks shall find. Sophocles
Seek truth from facts. Deng Xiaoping
Never seek illicit wealth. Confucius
Seek freedom within action. Paul Caponigro
What we seek is what we are. Jack Kornfield
What you seek is seeking you. Rumi
Seek people who seek solutions. John C. Maxwell
Seek for good, but expect evil. Miguel de Cervantes
Seek simplicity but distrust it. Alfred North Whitehead
Don't seek the water; get thirst. Rumi
Don't seek permission to be happy. Debasish Mridha
He who seeks equity must do equity. Joseph Story
Do not seek praise. Seek criticism. Paul Arden
Seek to give much—expect nothing. Jonathan Goforth
Do not seek death, seek destruction. Marilyn Manson
To seek the highest good is to live well. Saint Augustine
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. Saint Augustine
If you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth you will become invincible. Epictetus