Wise Quotes - Page 6

The trouble with Grace, she thought, is that she is so literal. But that was the trouble with most people, when it came down to it; there were very few who enjoyed flights of fantasy, and to have that sort of mind--one which enjoyed dry with and understood the absurd--left one in a shrinking minority.

Say, you teach a five year old child a few verses from the Bible. And after memorizing them, he will become a part scholar in Christian theology. But that won’t make him realize what Jesus actually meant when he said 'love thy neighbor'.

Through every turn in life, through every little twist of fate, there is an opportunity to take a step back, find and reinvent yourself, and come back a bigger, stronger, better you.

Nothing will be impossible for the one who reads.

Don’t judge a tree by its size, but by its fruit.

May your star point the best pathways for your life.

It’s natural for people to feel superior to those under them. It requires a conscious effort to value those less fortunate than you are.

Your desire to advise other people, grows in line with your perception...that assumes you're wiser than them.

A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.

We have been blessed with the privilege to live life. May we live to the fullness.

One who is lost cannot show others the way.

You may have access to the best information; you may build up the most positive attitude but, to get the wisest experience, your hands and legs must work!

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.

The universe offers you three things that money cannot buy: joy, love, and life.

When music hits you, you dance.

I don't care about religion or who makes it. I only care about god's mind and how he uses it.

Truth is independent of all dogmas, ancient or modern.

It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend.

The different shades of colours present cultural diversity.

Beauty catches your eye, joy seizes your heart, and love captures your soul.

There is a secret a person with great knowledge discovers along the path to truth. That is, the more doors you open to the mysteries, the smaller you feel. And because you begin to feel smaller and smaller until your ego disappears, the more humble you become. Therefore, any man who behaves arrogantly with what little he knows, or claims to know all, only reveals to all that he really knows nothing. Real greatness does not reside inside those who feel large. The truly wise are meek.

Joy is a loyal companion, love is a faithful friend, fear is a terrible adversary, and hatred is a merciless enemy.

If you look to money for happiness, you will be disappointed; to power, you will be disillusioned; to honor, you will be dissatisfied; to others, you will be disenchanted; but if you look to God, you will be fulfilled.

Anger has great strength, but no brains. Greed has a great appetite, but no heart.Pride has a great spirit, but no soul.

One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies.

The aspirations of democracy are based on the notion of an informed citizenry, capable of making wise decisions. The choices we are asked to make become increasingly complex. They require the longer-term thinking and greater tolerance for ambiguity that science fosters. The new economy is predicated on a continuous pipeline of scientific and technological innovation. It can not exist without workers and consumers who are mathematically and scientifically literate.

Years ago, a group of good, wise, brave, God-fearing men stood up to claim and defend the human right for independence. Those men are now dead. Their work is not. If good, wise, brave, God-fearing men fail to stand up in their stead, that independence will cease to exist.

You have to be enthusiastic enough to do what is required for achieving your dreams and goals.

A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.

Pursue what catches your heart rather than what catches your eyes.

Wealth won’t make you happy. Power won’t make you remarkable. Fame won’t make you honorable. Education won’t make you wise.

They say "the taste of the pudding is in the eating," but that doesn't apply to "a square peg in a round hole".If the peg is driven by hunger to give and desire to fill, and the hole on the other hand is moved by thirst to receive and purpose to fulfil, then a deep knowledge of the reason for existence, a mutual understanding of roles, and the wisdom to effectively carry out those roles are very key, if we must have a round peg in a round hole, or a square peg in a square hole.But then again, who cares about "shape" in desperation?!

Empathy is the door to wisdom.

We are all meant to be a little broken, it's just about finding someone who will take the time to mend you. Someone who loves you enough to want to find the pieces that may have fallen from you and glue you back together. This is what love is, to restore someone when they have been broken and chipped, and all the while, feeling content whilst mending them...

Forget about the great astounding victory. Focus on winning small victories every day, the final victory will come by itself

If you live your life to please others, sometimes you neglect yourself. You deserve happiness. You deserve peace. You deserve love and respect. Don't get caught up and deprive the very essence of you

Everyone writes with hand, but very few can write with heart

If everyone would've been childlike, not childish, the world would've be a better place.

Do not be wise your own eyes. Seek the ways of God.

A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies.

Pursue what catches your heart rather than what catches your eye.

An ugly jar full of water is worth more than an empty beautiful one in the desert.

A wise man lays up treasures in the Kingdom of our Father, so as to live a happy eternal life

The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all.

The wise have two arms, and yet can grasp many things,and have two eyes, and yet can perceive many things.

If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.

Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die.

Curiosity fueled our determination to keep questioning.

You cannot catch a whale and a fish with the same bait.

Ask for a fish, and you only get one; ask for a net, and you can catch dozens.

We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero

Being divorced does not necessarily make one’s advice on marriage useless … or useful.

Motivation ignites a flame of fire within our spirit.

Life. In all it's mundane majesty.

Vacation time is something we all accrue, but only the wisest of us recognize its importance.

Because the sun helps you in the day, do not scoff at stars at night.

The written word is greatest sacred documentation.

The dead only knows their world.

You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.