Wisdom Quotes - Page 138

From hope evolves faith. From faith evolves belief. From belief evolves expectations. From expectations evolve success. As long as you have hope you can achieve success.

We should always be clear that animal exploitation is wrong because it involves speciesism. And speciesism is wrong because, like racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-semitism, classism, and all other forms of human discrimination, speciesism involves violence inflicted on members of the moral community where that infliction of violence cannot be morally justified. But that means that those of us who oppose speciesism necessarily oppose discrimination against humans. It makes no sense to say that speciesism is wrong because it is like racism (or any other form of discrimination) but that we do not have a position about racism. We do. We should be opposed to it and we should always be clear about that.

We travel to ancient times by reading history books.

Dreams are sacred future events.

What luck has gave you will probably leave you.

Someone once said that integrity comes from caring about what other people think of you; but I don't think that integrity comes from caring what other people think about you. I think that integrity comes from you caring about how you affect other people. If your integrity comes from caring about what others think about you, then your integrity will have no foundation and it will always change based upon other people. And that's not integrity at all.

Wisdom frees men, even if they are in prison.

Being able to unlock your subconscious mind depends on knowing what you want before you can achieve it.

Instead of catching ourselves after we first felt angry, we develop a visceral sensitivity to what's happening within us in the moment & through mindfulness, we can shape our reaction right away.

You can’t always have the full picture to everything in life, you'll only learn as you make more mistakes.

Life is a one-way journey to be enjoyed, so enjoy the beauty of the present moment with all your heart.

Don't think about the writing process too much. Just do one thing: tell the motherfucking story.

A slap from an angel will make you wiserthan a kiss from the devil.

Knowledge shall set the mind free.

You can never be lost when you learn to get lost into the blue of the sea..

When you are giving, your mind grows wings of joy to fly.

When you give without expectation, you will always have more to give away.

Ignorance is the Mother of Opposition

My feelings are too loud for words and too shy for the world.

The Truth burns the heart like a hammer breaking a rock.

Those whom you spend most of your time with, and the voices you allow to influence your thoughts, play a significant part in who you become and the future you have.

Shall not ILearn place and wisdom? Have I not learned this,Only so much to hate my enemy,As though he might again become my friend,And so much good to wish to do my friend,As knowing he may yet become my foe?

Follow your heart, Ithilnin," Albirich repeated. "Time is precious. Don't waste it living someone else's life.

There is no good day or a bad day, but our perception makes it so.

Out of one hundred random thoughts that pass through your mind, ninety-five are your brain's indirect responses (positive & negative) to what you believe others think of you.

What was it you told me, Jesus?” she asked him softly. “Do you remember? Love is love is love. Pain is pain is pain. Knowledge is knowledge. It doesn’t matter what shape or form it takes, what matters is how you use it, what you do with it, and if you can accept it with some measure of grace. If you can, it’s the most beautiful thing in the world. If you can’t...

Intellectuality" silences OTHERS! "Intelligence" keeps YOU silent!

What you are pleased to call Sufism is merely the record of past method.

Moderation is the key to old age and the doorway to boredom

Thou art sore troubled in mind for the people in the world’s sake: loves thou that people better than he that made them?

Sometimes we must gravitate towards madness before we can levitate on greatness.

People need to understand that not everyone is out to hurt you. There are still some great people in this world. Do not allow yourself to believe that everyone is up to no good. Just because you have encountered some rude people along the way, doesn't mean that everyone is that way. When it comes to matters of the heart, Know which bridges to cross and which ones to burn.

...[R]eal wisdom is the property of God, and... human wisdom has little or no value.

Successful people’s dreams aren’t just about results. They’re about the changes their dreams will bring to their lives and the impact achieving their goal will have on those around them.

Let us see each other not through the eyes but through the heart and feel the joy of love.

At times anger will trigger harsh words. After a cooling period wisdom sets in; finally, the ability to speak from the heart with love and compassion.

[novan]: bassists are very good with their fingers[novan]: and some of us sing backup vocals, so that means we're good with our mouths too...(~ IM chat with Novan Chang, 18, bassist)

It is easy to see the glow but hard to recognize the awakening of silence.

Our heads are filled with ‘knowledge’, a knowledge that in some areas pre-empts our seeing anything at all.

There are many good things in the world, but not all of them benefit you. Focus keeps you on the path of what is right and away from other options.

For an illuminated life, give yourself up for the service of others.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Make mistakes often without remorse or fear. You will gain experience and will be a winner.

Folly plots a fool's death from the moment they become friends. Wisdom bestows blessings upon a wise man from the moment they wed.

The phrase "I dont know" is the most honest thing anyone could ever say.

Happiness is an inner perception, not a defined destination.

Truth is hard-hearted and unrelenting, too clear, precise; a lie is much more imaginative.

One good thing about love, when it touches you, time stands still.

Time is the first currency for success and one we all hold in common.

Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper,That we may record our emptiness.

The reality of our connection is a new story for the whole of civilization, and operating from the wisdom of relatedness is a radical act. It is the stuff of peaceful revolution and lasting transformation.

No one is defined by a single act," Frederic said. "Whether it was years ago or weeks ago. We're all given chances to change, to make up for things we've done wrong. It's how we handle those opportunities that really matters.

In the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals, for Tirawa, the One Above, did not speak directly to man. He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beast, and that from them, and from the stars and the sun and moon should man learn.. all things tell of Tirawa. What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

Happiness is an inner perception, not an outer realistic conception.

Ingenuity requires creativity.

Everyone who's born has a mysterious life path to follow. We must live to find that one reason to live

Why the law of our forefathers are brought to nought, and the written covenants come to none effect-

One hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the most skillful, subduing the other's military without battle is the most skillful.

Most people live lives that are full of mysteries, lives whose ultimate purpose we may never really understand. But for the sake of serenity, we must believe in life’s nobleness.

We create ourselves endlessly.