Wisdom Quotes - Page 186

If your treated like a puppet find a new ball of string

The essence of wisdom is to know when to be doing, and when it's useless even to try

Wisdom warns against desire, but there is power in wanting, power that can fuel the will and keep lit that precious torch, hope.

Not the sadness, but the happiness, is the ultimate purpose of life.

There are no endings, only beginnings that have been reborn.

Instant Reading. A certain famous Fakir was claiming in the village that he could teach an illiterate person to read by a lightning technique. Nasrudin stepped out of the crowd: 'Very well, teach me – now.' The Fakir touched the Mulla's forehead, and said: 'Now go home immediately and read a book.' Half an our later Nasrudin was back in the market-place, clutching a book. The Fakir had gone on his way. 'Can you read now, Mulla?' the people asked him. 'Yes, I can read – but that is not the point. Where is that charlatan?' 'How can he be a charlatan if he has caused you to read without learning?' 'Because this book, which is authoritative, says: “All Fakirs are frauds”.

I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me. Insisting on this story was a form of mind control, but for the most part, it worked. Every time I heard a sound of unknown origin or felt something horrible cohering in my imagination, I pushed it away. I simply did not let myself become afraid. Fear begets fear. Power begets Power. I willed myself to beget power. And it wasn't long before I actually wasn't afraid.

It’s difficult to accept full responsibility and apportion blame at the same time – you have to choose one.

We love our mother because she cares and also because she cooks.

All of Nature follows perfectly geometric laws. The Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Peruvian, Mayan, and Chinese cultures were well aware of this, as Phi—known as the Golden Ratio or Golden Mean—was used in the constructions of their sculptures and architecture.

People fear nothing as much as boredom and they will do unimaginable things to make it go away.

The best art is not always the most popular art, and the most popular art is never truly the best art. The best art is that which is streamed through God. And the worst art is that which is void of God. The master artist of the universe is the Creator of All Things, and his reflection is in all of us. Only the artist who is aware that he is a reflection of that greatness, and that creativity is supreme love, is a true divine artist. Even if he is not the most popular artist, he will be very popular among the stars of His universe. That is the master artist, one who uses his talents to serve as a vehicle of God. In his work, you hear God's voice and see with His eyes.

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Don't be cool. Like everything.

The wise teacher appears, not for the structure of the student; but for the freedom of the people.

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

Wisdom is obtained by the revere of God.

Just remember that people who are known for their looks are rarely known for anything else.

In a kingdom of thieves, the ways of an honest man will always be a crime.

I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides.

Writers are highly resistant to reality. Just as well or the human condition would go undocumented.

Most of our life we pass by waiting for tomorrow, but not living for today.

Being a good person has nothing to do with allowing people to destroy you.

Even though the world hails Joan of Arc as some sort of hero, which she undoubtedly was, what pains me the most is that her pathological condition ultimately led to her demise at the age of only nineteen.

Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.

Either you will be you or you will not be at all.

In the furnace of fire, gold and silver are refined.In the furnace of affliction, we are refined and purified.

Your personality should be described in poem not in paragraph.

KINGDOM OF THE WOMBFrom her thighs, she gives you lifeAnd how you treat she who gives you lifeShows how much you value the life given to you by the Creator.And from seed to dustThere is ONE soul above all others --That you must always show patience, respect, and trustAnd this woman is your mother.And when your soul departs your bodyAnd your deeds are weighed against the featherThere is only one soul who can save yoursAnd this woman is your mother.And when the heart of the universeAsks her hair and mind,Whether you were gentle and kind to herHer heart will be forced to remain silentAnd her hair will speak freely as a separate entity,Very much like the seaweed in the sea --It will reveal all that it has heard and seen.This woman whose heart has seen yours,First before anybody else in the world,And whose womb had opened the doorFor your eyes to experience light and more --Is your very own MOTHER.So, no matter whether your mother has been cruel,Manipulative, abusive, mentally sick, or simply childishHow you treat her is the ultimate test.If she misguides you, forgive her and show her the right wayWith simple wisdom, gentleness, and kindness.And always remember,That the queen in the Creator's kingdom,Who sits on the throne of all existence,Is exactly the same as in yours.And her name is,THE DIVINE MOTHER.

You might say that you've finally earned the wisdom.Actually, it's the wisdom that has found and formed you.

Students may not remember what you try to teach them, but they will never forget who you are and what feelings you created in their mind.

You shall only continue to feel bitter when you continue to make your mind the door step for footprints of bitterness! When you mind your mind, you mind your mind, you mind your heart, you mind your body and you mind your spirit! The only rest stop in your body for bitterness is your mind. Don’t forget! mind your mind!

Have love for your inner Self and everything else is done for you.

A rich person who has no love in his heart is poorer than a poor person who has no money in his pocket.

Do no be ashamed to make a temporary withdrawal from the field if you see that your enemy is stronger than you; it is not winning or losing a single battle that matters, but how the war ends.

It has been said that life only gives us what we can handle. But this is not the case. Life often kills us, that's the truth. But that's how phoenixes are born.

Their Bibles had become an idol before God. That the cross, as a symbol, was an idol, even their own self-image was an idol before God.

When we appreciate and express gratitude for the abundance in our life our lives become more abundant.

Life is finite but you're blessed with infinite love.

Stand up upon the right side, and I shall expound the similitude unto thee.

What you do consistently shapes your life.

Love yourself to be the source of love.

Like dust brushed from an old painting, as we journey beneath the surface layers of life, another landscape is revealed.

If one billion of you watch and do not intercede as one million of you assent to the one thousand who participate in the murder of a child, then one billion of you are a billion times guilty.

Knowledge can be borrowed but wisdom cannot because wisdom comes from experience.

Statements of ordinary people are ignored like poor freebies, statements of great people are accepted like profound philosophy.

Go in the direction of where your peace is coming from.

A star needs a star.

Empathy nurtures wisdom. Apathy cultivates ignorance.

Wise people listen to your words. Learned people listen to their interpretation of your words.

My writings are my letters to the universe, who loved me like a mother.

Love is the most valuable currency of life which you can spend as much as you want without the risk of bankruptcy.

Never had anyone said, "Listen. Life is short. Pretend your body is still in its twenties. Jump for the brass ring. Swing for those bleachers. Dive into the deep end of the pool. Act like a fool if you must, but at least *live*.

In trying to be perfect, He perfected the art of anonymity, Became imperceptible And arrived nowhere from nowhere.

Sometimes it was during the breaks that the real meditation happened - moments when it was obvious that wisdom is not something you have, but a wave-length you tune in to.

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.

People who are unable to stand within the dark places of life, those who are always running towards their happy places, are the same things as candles without flames. There is no worth in a candle without a flame, and we only add the flame when there is darkness. Without darkness, there would be no need for warriors and angels. Warriors are not made because the whole world is happy and angels were not formed because there are no demons. Be of worth, have a flame.

...some nights I'd sneak out and listen to the radio in my Dad's old Chevy - children need solitude - they don't teach that in school...

Every Moment Offers Us ChoicesChoose wiselyBecause the Choices You Make, Make You

The privileged, we’ll see time and again, are processed more by people, the masses by machines.