Wisdom Quotes

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.

They who suspect a Mephistophiles, or sneering, satirical devil, under all, have not learned the secret of true humor, which sympathizes with gods themselves, in view of their grotesque, half-finished creatures.

Even the snow melts, let alone the frugal regards of a soul confident in its own eternity.

The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.

Truth will never shine from a heart filled with corruption and lies.

The difference between the power of love and the power of atomic bomb is that atomic bomb has a limit.

The purpose of life is to be happy and then spread the fragrance of happiness to enhance the beauty of life.

Mysticism and supernaturalism are the descendants of ignorance and fear.

The open door is never behind you; the open door is always before you. Quit looking at your past life and mistakes. Look unto Jesus who is the Author and Perfector of our faith. Your open door is not in the opportunity you missed ten years ago, it is not in some stuffs behind you that you can't get back. You can't gain your access by giving attention to your past life.Your past days are behind you and what God has for you is in front of you. Just pay attention.

Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.

When every situation which life can offer is turned to the profit of spiritual growth, no situation can really be a bad one.

it's a rare day when she speaks in anything but platitudes--all those exhausted phrases and hand-me-down ideas that cram the dump sites of contemporary wisdom

[Conventional wisdom] very heavily tends to reflect the preferences and the interests of the elite.

Love is not an option, it is the only option.

If knowledge is lacking, your destruction is inevitable. Hosea 4:6

An average idea enthusiastically embraced will go farther than a genius idea no one gets.

It took me some time to sleep last night, I lowered the temp of AC that it might help but still it took a while, while coming back from Fajr I saw a street sweeper sleeping on the road near the wall of a big house behind a parked car, it was 29C without any breeze and he was in deep sleep with snoring loud enough to be audible 10 feet away, surely our perception of things which will bestow us with peace is clouded

When we look at a tree, we do not see the tree for what it really is. We see how it appears to us on the surface, and we dismiss it as being just another form in the Universe. We fail to realize that the tree is connected to the Universe on every level; that all of nature is expressing itself through that single form. There can be no tree without the earth that it grows from, the sun that gives it energy, the water that nourishes its growth, and the millions of fungi and bacteria fertilizing its soil. Looking deeply into anything in nature, we realize that it is connected to the whole. We see that nature is one seamless web, and the notion that things have an existence of their own is merely an illusion.

The kingdom of heaven in not a place but a state of mind.

The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is.

The Talmud states, "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.

I was moving around with my imperfect, broken pieces until you came across and stitched my flaws with your words.

ANDAKI:tEFFORT IS NOT EFFORT WITHOUT ZAMAN, MAKAN, IKHWAN (RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT PEOPLE).

People only stone a tree that is full of ripe fruit.

You need to make effort and commit time to do what you love.

I know a lot of wealthy people, and yet not many of them drive a Rolls Royce or a Ferrari! However, I also know some of poor people on the verge of bankruptcy driving Bentleys!

And speak to people good [words]

You are the creator of your thoughts, thoughts create your actions, and actions create you.

In case you’re short on definitions, here’s one. Insanity: ‘Destroying the very things that sustain us.’ And if we’re so short-sighted so as to make such preposterous choices, then it’s not all that preposterous to believe that shortly our end will be in sight.

The more you love, the more you give, the more you get.

Concentrate on what is important, not what is urgent.

Peace is a fresh flower; when it's freshness and beauty touches heart,it will last forever.

I mean, reality sucks. The world is a cancer, and shits so bad it’s scary. Everything’s filthy. But you know what? One day, it’s not going to be here. So be glad you know what life is. You’re alive. Live.

Taking action provides immediate feedback and an opportunity to review your progress to see if you are on the right track.

Leadership is all about caring, daring and sharing!Caring for people, Daring to Act fearlessly,& Sharing the success with all!

Words are more dangerous than swords and guns. They reach further and hurt deeper.

Respect those elder to you in years, in knowledge and spiritual attainment and act with love and compassion with those who are younger or less fortunate than you.

Close your eyes, and lo, they are opened! But never shall they close again.

Be kind enough to love those who don't deserve your love.

Stored personal memories along with handed down collective memories of stories, legends, and history allows us to collate our interactions with a physical and social world and develop a personal code of survival. In essence, we all become self-styled sages, creating our own book of wisdom based upon our studied observations and practical knowledge gleaned from living and learning. What we quickly discover is that no textbook exist how to conduct our life, because the world has yet to produce a perfect person – an ideal observer – whom is capable of handing down a concrete exemplar of epistemic virtues. We each draw upon the guiding knowledge, theories, and advice available for us in order to explore the paradoxes, ironies, inconsistencies, and the absurdities encountered while living in a supernatural world. We mold our personal collection of information into a practical practicum how to live and die. Each day we define and redefine who we are, determine how we will react today, and chart our quest into an uncertain future.

If you don't know where you want to be in five years, how do you ever expect to get there?

To have a productive happy life you have to focus on two things: focus on what you want and enjoy what you have.

The game itself is bigger than the winning.

Everything that happens, happens at the only possible time it can happen, and it is always at exactly the right time. We cannot get to an appointment before we arrive—or after. It is only at the instant of our arrival that we can arrive, and that is always at exactly the right moment, the perfect moment, the only possible moment.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

May your life be illuminated by a spark of divinity.

Fight everyday for a better life.

When Albert Einstein told you to hide your source, he wasn't giving you a deliberate advice to conceal the root in which you're growing, but was to conceal the root from the eyes of people that will dare to uproot it.

My only advice is to feel with joy, listen with your heart, be kind to all, be compassionate when needed, and love endlessly.

Thinking about the future is the worst way of thinking about the future. Working on your future is the best way of thinking about your future.

Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain.

When confidence is there, conviction is easy.

Truth is the highest knowledge.Faith is the highest courage.Reason is the highest wisdom.Love is the highest virtue.

Teams that spend a lot of time learning the tricks of the trade will probably never really learn the trade.

When you love someone, it's the most real thing in the universe.

Some people radiate happiness and make every one happy around them.

The wound is the seed of wonder.

...an irresistible of why we read and why we love.We are not quite novels.We are not quite short stories.In the end, we are collected works.

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.