Wisdom Quotes
some winterswill never meltsome summerswill never freezeand some things will only... live in poems.
errare humanum est, sed perseverare diabolicum: 'to err is human, but to persist (in the mistake) is diabolical.
The closer you come to knowing that you alone create the world of your experience, the more vital it becomes for you to discover just who is doing the creating.
The one who would be constant in happiness must frequently change.
Forever is a really long time, you know? What do you do with forever?""The same thing you do when you don't have forever." He smiled wanly. "Live.
Every time we start thinking we're the center of the universe, the universe turns around and says with a slightly distracted air, 'I'm sorry. What'd you say your name was again?
It is not what he has, nor even what he does, which directly expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.
Kehidupan lebih nyata daripada pendapat siapapun tentang kenyataan.
Many's the man/ who thought himself wise/ but what he needed/ he did not know...
The compassionate person does not require other people to be stupid, in order to be intelligent. Their intelligence is for everyone, so as to have a world in which there is less ignorance. (118)
A craftsman pulled a reed from the reedbed, cut holes in it, and called it a human being.Since then, it's been wailing a tender agonyof parting, never mentioning the skillthat gave it life as a flute
Just remember this, my girl, when you look up in the sky you can see the stars and still not see the light.
Before the fruits of prosperity can come, the storms of life need to first bring the required rains of testing, which mixes with the seeds of wisdom to produce a mature harvest.
Boy, the solid things you can hold in your hands are never all you've got. They're the least of what belong to you. The qualities inside you, those are what you've really got to defend yourself with.
Aeschylus writes, "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grade of God.
Believe in yourself. Under-confidence leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy that you are not good enough for your work.
Para ser grande, sê inteiro: nadaTeu exagera ou exclui.Sê todo em cada coisa. Põe quanto ésNo mínimo que fazes.Assim em cada coisa a Lua todaBrilha, porque alta vive.
Those who try to juggle wisdom, power and greed, drop one of the balls, every time.”—Zarost
That was courage, Keller thought. Not doing something without being afraid, but doing something even though you were afraid.
Childbirth is normal until proven otherwise.
...ducks and geese are foolish things, and must be looked after, but girls can take care of themselves.
Life after love was possible. I was proof. Loss taught you about yourself, burrowed in the dark parts of your soul and ate you from the inside out.
We judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intentions. We need to offer grace to all, because we all need a little grace.
That is how we become wise, by living each day attending to the lessons God puts in our path.
A great benefit of Sabbath keeping is that we learn to let God take care of us — not by becoming passive and lazy, but in the freedom of giving up our feeble attempts to be God in our own lives.
How many of us are swept away by what I have come to call an 'active laziness'?It consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.
Humans will never be in charge of this world, as long as dust and weeds do as they please.
Not what happens to youBut how you accept itIs of paramount importance.
Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way.
Let discernment be your trustee, and mistakes your teacher.
Since living is believing, no one can be completely lacking in faith.
Wisdom does not make me full. It fills me with hunger.
Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.
Darling, has not the count just told us that all human wisdom is summed up in two words? Wait and hope.
To turn your dreams into reality, all your resources, efforts and concentration should be aligned in the same direction.
...some nights I'd sneak out and listen to the radio in my Dad's old Chevy - children need solitude - they don't teach that in school...
When it came to adults, it was better not to talk. They had a way of hearing one thing and processing it as something else. No reason to give them an excuse to hurt you.