Wisdom Quotations Quotes - Page 8

A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses.

The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.

If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.

Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.

One who sharpens his sword before sharpening his mind has already been conquered by ignorance.

Esteem intelligence, cherish knowledge, and value understanding, but trust wisdom.

Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise.

If you are looking at anything from one point, from one angle, you can never attain wisdom because wisdom is to see all the things from every point, from every angle!

A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.

The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

Follow your heart only if it has your mind's feet.

Behind you, leave your enemies. Beside you, keep your family. Around you, maintain your friends. Within you, cherish God.

The tallest trees sometimes grow from the smallest seeds.

A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul.

Love does these three things effectively: multiplies joy, divides trouble, subtracts grief, and adds peace.

Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.

Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy.

Counting your chickens before they hatch is only wise if God has told you how many will survive.

Love makes you strong when others are weak, brave when others are scared, hopeful when others are despairing and cheerful when others are sad.

Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.

Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.

A dog barks, but a lion strikes.

I am a scientist, and as such I am proud to say that being stupid at times is a very human thing. Be proud to be stupid, be proud to be fool. Being a fool is a billion times better than being blinded by the illusion of intellect. I admit I am a fool, but at the very least, with each passing day I do my best to get lesser fool.

The loveliest gifts sometimes come wrapped in the ugliest paper.

You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.

Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.

No matter what life throws at you, fight with your eyes wide open to fight a good fight.

Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro.

You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.

A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.

A smile is worth dozens of words, but a kiss is worth a thousand.

​You are only limited by your imagination.

Disturbing encounters in life spur reflective thinking that jars a person from his or her exhausted ideologies and way of living. A person who lives passionately will develop a philosophic outlook because the road of excess leads to knowledge. Enthusiasm will frequently make a person look foolish, and result in intermittent periods of despondency and self-questioning, yet only exuberance and a degree of risk-taking leads us to wisdom.

Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.

A short axe can still cut down tall trees.

Scientific understanding of nature, doesn't make a person religious or atheist. I​t makes a person liberated of all labels. Moreover it makes a person kind and understanding.

A rough diamond is still worth more than a polished pebble.

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.

The are two kinds of people in this modern society. First and the majority are those fools who think they are wise, and second are the few wise individuals who know that they are fools.

One who cannot swim must not blame the water.

In thoughts, be wise. In speech, be cautious. In sentiment, be positive. In actions, be prudent.

We only reach true wisdom when we accept that we have almost certainly forgotten more than we currently remember.

The greatest weight a bird has to drop before it can fly is fear.

Teach yourself. Help yourself. Improve yourself. Enrich yourself.

Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence.

If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.

If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.

Hate is strong, fear is mighty, jealousy is powerful, but love is invincible.

Each day I wake up with a naive perspective of life and universe, and walk towards understanding a little more about the true nature of human perception with all its vivacious nuances and behavioral expressions.

Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.

If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.

Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.

If a man could outpace his shadow, he would still find it waiting for him at the finishing line.

A daisy blooming in a desert is worth more than a rose blossoming in a rainforest.

A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.

The darkness of the storm determines the brightness of the rainbow.

If you want the most beautiful fish in the sea, make sure you have the most appealing bait.