Wisdom Quotes - Page 81

In the end, the world returns to a grain.

Fish cannot swim out of water.

Healthy people sleep eight hours,Wealthy people sleep four hours.

Anyone who hates anyone, only hates themselves.

If you’re given a dirty look, wash it and give it back.

To see a thing as it is, we have to give up our preconceived perception about it.

When the mind is without fear and prejudice, and the head is held high with the strength of reasoning, then only the brightest rays of religion can penetrate the darkest corners of the human society.

Some of us can live without a society but not without a family.

When we are preoccupied with wealth and material acquisitions, it chokes God's word in us and makes it unfruitful. But if we follow His plan of being prosperous you will enjoy the blessings of this life.

Be honest. This applies to every area of your life. Sketchiness is not an attractive trait. No more trying to cover up your baggage, sweeping things under the rug, withholding truth, blatant lying, or even telling seemingly ‘harmless’ white lies or half-truths – release the need to lie completely! Start NOW.

The process of letting go is an act of accepting.

To realize that all people are alike and all are different is the beginning of wisdom.

L’arbre tombe feuille à feuille : si les hommes contemplaient chaque matin ce qu’ils ont perdu la veille, ils s’apercevraient bien de leur pauvreté.

You ought to enjoy the rhythm of the sacred ride.

Children are the closest we have to wisdom, and they become adults the moment that final drop of everything mysterious is strained from them.

It's not what we can do that makes us great, but what we can do but don't which make us great

Accepting that the odds are against you is the same as accepting defeat before you begin.

He said that knowledge was of little use without wisdom, and that there was no wisdom without spirituality, and that true spirituality always included service to others. As he explained many times, the essence of a good physician consisted of a capacity for compassion and a sense of the ethical, without which qualities the sacred art of healing degenerated into simple charlatanism.

They were quiet for a while, eating, then Oromis asked, "Can you tell me, What is the most important mental tool a person can possess?"It was a serious question, and Eragon considered it for a reasonable span before he ventured to say, "Determination."Oromis tore the loaf in half with his long white fingers. "I can understand why you arrived at that conclusion-determination has served you well in your adventures-but no. I meant the tool most necessary to choose the best course of action in any given situation. Determination is as common among men who are dull and foolish as it is among those who are brilliant intellects. So, no, determination cannot be what we're looking for.

. . and so it is that A Sensei may impart his knowledge of the martial Way and nurture your fighting abilities, but you must learn the wisdom of finding other ways than martial skills to solve your problems

A cup of wisdom is more valuable than an ocean of intelligence.

The right thing done at the wrong timewill not bring about the right results.

Your calling is calling you, are you answering?

Fish rule the waters,but can be caught using worms.Birds rule the air,but can be caught using grain.

Just be yourself to change everything.

It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so fucking what.", The Guardian, 5 June 2005]

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Every life is a canvas and every interaction is a brush, therefore we’d be wise to consider how we handle the paint.

The whole of Nature is a book, the heavens a scroll; and they were intended to be used as such.

Service to the humanity is the source of joy and happiness. It is the rent you pay for living on this beautiful planet.

Fairness isn’t getting what everyone else gets. Fairness is getting what you need.

Doing better is creativity, doing faster is creativity, doing smarter is creativity, doing right is creativity.

Love is not for thrill-seekers, dreamers, or children with short attention spans. And you, son, fit into all three of those categories.

You are a winner when you have the courage to face the adversity and endure the difficulties.

Happiness is not something we can find. Happiness is a state of being. It is a choice we make at any particular moment. It is a feeling we can choose without any reason.

A long time ago I lived in Lisbon,' she said, in softly slurred Portuguese that made the name of the city Leesh-boa. 'But before that, meus neto, my tribe was in the mountains where there are only old things, like the trees and the rocks and the streams. There are truths to be learned from the old things -' She hesitated, and her brown, shrunken claw closed over Pete's hand. 'Do you know the truth, Pedrinho?'("Before I Wake...")

How much others love you is not very important, but how much you love yourself will define your success.

Have the wisdom to perceive all there is to be thankful for, and then be thankful for the wisdom to perceive things so clearly.

Our minds thirst for anything that reminds us of the deepest wisdom of the soul.

I don't believe in worrying. It's a waste of energy.

Beatings from truth are better than kisses from lies.

Happiness is there when you express kindness, compassion, and unconditional love and fill yourself with bliss and joy.

If God can help us locate demands, He can also help us locate the leaks.

Living in the fast lane is great as long as you remember where the slip roads are

You have to create emptiness to fill it with success.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

The wolf pounces on the sheep when the shepherd strays.

Trust yourself first then everybody will follow.

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

Anything good is worth the patient and the endurance.

And here in this room, I re-experience the memories again and again it is how wisdom comes and how we shape our future.

A non-religious prison when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

If the future generation has a difficult life, if they engage in war or commit crime it's not their fault, it's our fault because we fail to educate them. So responsibility resides on me, on us, to educate them in proper ways.

The foundational stone for any business, enterprise or project has to be wisdom.

All my problems bow before my stubbornness.

Curiosity is a daring faith.

Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy and the make the most of where you are.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.