Wisdom Quotes - Page 58

For the most part wisdom comes in chips rather than blocks. You have to be willing to gather them constantly, and from sources you never imagined to be probable. No one chip gives you the answer for everything. No one chip stays in the same place throughout your entire life. The secret is to keep adding voices, adding ideas, and moving things around as you put together your life. If you’re lucky, putting together your life is a process that will last through every single day you’re alive.

when you do more than you learn, you leave a distinctive notable footprint on earth

The beauty in correcting our own mistakes; rather than attempting to correct the mistakes in others, is that working upon our own flaws improves us. But working upon the flaws of others not only leaves us unimproved; it actually leaves us being less than we were prior to making those assessments. I believe that the moral of this natural occurrence, is that we are all born to find and fix our own shortcomings; rather than find and fix the shortcomings in others. And if all people were to do this, then we would be a race of creatures looking inward, in order to bring out something better. Now think of what a beautiful race that would be.

When you don’t have explanation for a certain phenomenon, as a real human, you should suspend judgement, instead of concocting supernatural explanations out of ignorance and primordial fanaticism.

Be a thinker, be a dreamer, be a believer, be a doer, and, above all, be a kind lover.

Because sugar is not arsenic, many graves are full.

Something good about love: if you fall in it, you will not feel any pain.

With wisdom comes responsibility. Somewhere along the way, I misplaced both.

This dwarf still observes the world from his own self-imposed height.

Love and attraction is the magmatic language of the heart.

I'm not trying to tell you," he said "that only educated men are able to contribute something valuable to the world. It's not so.But I do say that educated and scholarly men, if they're brilliant and creative to begin with--which, unfortunately, is rarely the case--tend to leave infinitely more valuable records behind them than men do who are MEREly brilliant and creative.

The parent is the child's guide. This shepherding process helps a child to understand himself and the world in which he lives. The parent shepherds a child to assess himself and his responses. He shepherds the child to understand not just the "what" of the child's actions, but also the "why." As the shepherd, you want to help your child understand himself as a creature made by and for God. You cannot show him these things merely by instruction; you must lead him on a path of discovery. You must shepherd his thoughts, helping him to learn discernment and wisdom.

We go straight". I say again. "If we start making turns, we might not know what direction is what. If we keep going straight, at least we know how to get back to where we came from if we get into trouble. I know it's tiring, but walking uphill is a good thing-every step we take is a step closer to getting out." "I see shoulders droop, I hear heavy sighs. They don't want to agree with me; they want to go the easier way".

Love that is within you is also flowing through the hearts of your neighbors and friends.

I have learned that the point of life's walk is not where or how far I move my feet but how I am moved in my heart. If I walk far but am angry toward others as I journey, I walk nowhere. If I conquer mountains but hold grudges against others as I climb, I conquer nothing. If I see much but regard others as enemies, I see no one.

The more specific you are the more general it'll be.

We need teachers. We need to be teachers. Knowing when for each, is wisdom

The delight we take in our senses is an implicit desire to know the ultimate reason for things, the highest cause. The desire for wisdom that philosophy etymologically is is a desire for the highest or divine causes. Philosophy culminates in theology. All other knowledge contains the seeds of contemplation of the divine.

Love hopes. Love helps. Love heals. Love hears.

Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.

Greatness demands great courage.

Never lose a chance to love someone and express kindness to someone.

In the last analysis, most of our difficulties come from losing contact with our instincts, with the age-old forgotten wisdom stored up in us.

Some teach youwhat can't be taught,by turning their backon you & helpingyou get internallycloser to everythingyou externallysought.

Don't kill me because I'm gay,pray for me for it is God who created me.

The promise of the future is only possible when the price is paid in full and in advance.

If we only fell in love with people who were perfect for us...then there wouldn't be so much fuss about love in the first place.

If you honor the moments by not wasting them, the Time will honor you back by remembering you as the hero, for the rest of the time to come.

Amelie seemed to focus on her again. For a few seconds she regarded her, frowning, and then smiled just a little. "So I recall," she said. "Not all wars are waged with bullets and swords, indeed. Some are wars of wills and ideas. It's good we both remember that." The smile faded. "But not all ideas win the war, and not all wills are strong enough. Darkness can descend so easily.

What is humanity? To feel pain at the sorrows of our neighbours, to feel humiliated at the humiliation of fellow-beings.

why can't we control our anger? because we love perfection. make a little room for imperfection in our lives.

Life in illusion is in a transient belief on insight without perspective

How do you know if you truly found the one? When loving her feels like a calling from God.

Time is your most valuable asset. Money you can spend, lose, and get back. Once time is spent, you can never get it back. Spend your time wisely today.

Existence is governed by its own law. Here, the things impermanent by natureare bound to meet their end. Hence, with the passage of time, not only Ravana'sLanka but "Krishna's" Dwarka also sinks.

Wisdom is the mind’s currency.

Life is a rare fantasy that can be made a reality by being objective.

A disruptor finds opportunity and profit from his misfortunes.

Money is the most beautiful woman in the world;even when old and wrinkled, men are head-over-heals in love with her.

Give love, take pride

The only way you would have failed," she said, "is if you had.

Be anxious for no thing, be concerned about the state of your soul and that of your children, be concerned about God's work in the world; these are genuine concern but when it comes to the things in your life.....be not anxious. If God is for us who can be against us?

Share your skills, inspire a change.

Men who fish at shallow waters can never have enough fish to feed their family talk less of a nation or a generation

I can’t control who follows me, but I can control who I follow.[Social Media]

When a man tells you he knows the exact truth about anything, you are safe in inferring he is an inexact man.

Your youth is certainly finished and old age has definitely arrived if you feel that you are losing enthusiasm, excitement and energy towards your dreams and goals.

You don’t stop planting corn because weeds are going to grow beside it.

If you can't see the assets in you, it will be hard for you to export it to the world. Recognise who you are and the world will recognise you.

If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your enemies is too overwhelming, consider more deeply the observation that we are all much more alike than we are unalike.

Invest in books that will help you become the person you were born to be and do what you should do.

Dreams give purpose to one’s life. If you do not wish anything better for yourself or for your loved ones, then life loses meaning.

Real greatness does not reside inside those who feel large. The truly wise are meek.

Confidence is good, but confidence with humility is far better.

The past is our definition. We may strive with good reason to escape it or to escape what is bad in it but we will escape it only by adding something better to it.

Be beautiful and you are doing your part to create a more beautiful world.

So, there’s this hornet’s nest. And there’s this long stick. And then there’s me. How I walk away from all of this will depend on whether I realize that some things go together and some things don’t no matter how hard you try.

When you see everything with love,everything looks at you with love.

Go to any small village anywhere in the world, and see what they remember. Everything. It's all there -- passed on like a precious piece of information, some secret imparted from one who knew to one who yearns to know. Taken good care of.

Problems are just businesses waiting for the right entrepreneur to unlock the value.