Wise Quotations Quotes - Page 6

The brave with all of their weaknesses are better than the cowardly with all of their strengths.

A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.

​The universe perceives itself through us, or to be more specific, through our neurons.

A heart full of love is worth more than a purse full of coins.

Knowledge offers you strength. Wisdom promises you influence. Understanding assures you wealth. Love guarantees you power.

A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.

Lust makes you weak, passion makes you strong, love makes you brave, and heartache makes you wise.

Do not listen to a single soul, but your own inner voice. Foster your will and make it as wild as possible. Dive deep into the mysterious fathoms of the universe and accomplish your purpose by hook or by crook, even if it means going down to the bottom of the ocean to meet your doom.

If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.

A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.

To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe sages.

Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.

Misery teaches you the value of joy. It reveals to you the gravitas of human life.

A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.

To live a little, love a little. To live a lot, love a lot.

Marry the one who laughs when you laugh, and you are clever; marry the one who cries when you cry, and you are intelligent, but marry the one who does both with you, and you are wise.

An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.

Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness.Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence.Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness.Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness.

A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend.

If you have money, you are affluent; if you have joy, you are wealthy; and if you have love, you are rich.

Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet.

Anger is loud, rage is deafening, and wrath is thunderous; only love can silence them.

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

If an eagle is teaching you to fly, ignore the advice of turkeys.

Love lost is better than hate found. True criticism is better than false praise. Genuine enemies are better than counterfeit friends.

If a lion takes its advice from sheep, it will go hungry.

Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.

If the world gives you a thousand reasons to cry, find a thousand and one reasons to smile.

Religion is the Self revealing secrets of the Self to the Self.

It is in vain to try and kick the wind.

Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better.

If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.

A small boat that sails the river is better than a large ship that sinks in the sea.

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

It is better to be a marble in a hut than a brick in a palace.

The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.

When you count your blessings, count life twice.

Knowledge gives you the world, intelligence gives you the sky, understanding gives you the stars, but wisdom gives you the universe.

If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.

It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.

Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.

To see a man’s true colors, tell him you’re saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman’s true colors, tell her you’re poor.

Anger has strength, hate has might, but love has power.

A blunt arrow in the air has greater potential to strike than a sharp one in a quiver.

If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion.

If you rule the air, you are great; the waters, you are extraordinary; the lands, you are remarkable; but if you rule over yourself, you are remarkable.

If God wanted the woods to be quiet, He would not have given birds songs to sing.

Every true scientist is a philosopher, but not every philosopher is a scientist.

It is not how fast a tree grows, but how well. It is not how big a fruit is, but how sweet.

Planting a flower in the desert takes greater skill than growing a garden in a rain forest.

At that very first kiss of my life I felt something melt inside me that hurt in an exquisite way. All my longings, all my dreams and sweet anguish, all the secrets that slept deep within my limbic brain came awake. I felt billions of Beach Boys playing their sweet melody inside my heart in perfect harmony with the universe.

All achievements begin with the simple cognitive faculties known as perception and imagination. Expand your perception. Expand your imagination. Be aware of your inner strength. Realize yourself. Realize your abilities. Be sincere to nobody else, but yourself. Keep walking on the path of bravery. Keep walking on the path of your passion. Keep walking, and do not stop until you reach your goal. And remember, there will always be another goal to be achieved. So, have pleasure from the pursuit.

One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.

A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.

A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.

If you want to be strong, exercise; if you want to be wise, study; if you want to be happy, smile; and if you want to be invincible, love.

Joy gives you strength.Hope gives you fortitude.Faith gives you courage.Love gives you power.

Harmony doesn’t come merely through tolerance. You don’t need to tolerate people from other cultural backgrounds. It is time you start loving them. Toleration may make you a decent person, but it is love that makes you a true human being.

Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.