Sage Quotes

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

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

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.

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

A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.

Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.

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

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

When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.

You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.

You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.

The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.

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

Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.

The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

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

Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.

It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.

If you try to test a river’s depths with both feet, you will drown.

If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.

If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

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

Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.

You cannot wake up one who refuses to open his eyes.

The highest wisdom is sometimes found in the lowest people.

Light poured out multiplies light poured in.

God created sages because He wanted to leave the light on in the universe.

Scholars love knowledge.Philosophers love wisdom.The most knowledgeable become professors.The most wise become sages.

A sage’s mind is greater than a warrior’s sword.

As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages.

If Bengali is my mother, then English is my father and friend.

Wisdom is not counted in grammers, niether in fluency, but vividly shown in mannerism.

A sage is a former fool who has become tired of himself.A foolish sage is one who forgets this.Remember, or come full circle.

The most holy cannibalism you can perform is to eat the flesh and blood of sagacity, and by sharing it with other wisdom thirsty cannibals.

The self, when confined into the usual wakeful state of consciousness, is human, but when enters into the transcendental state of Absolute Oneness, becomes God.

It’s a tricky art, working with them in their purest form, ” she mused. “Simultaneously simple yet infinitely complex.” It sounded like my relationship with Adrian.

You are created with a mandate! You have all you need to fulfill it.

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