Wisdom Quotes
Build wisdom and confidence in others by forcing them to think and decide for themselves.
Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.
He who will lose a present good for one in expectation hath some wit, but a small store of wisdom.
It is the experience of living that is important, not searching for meaning. We bring meaning by how we love the world.
Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
Wisdom is not a matter of study, but a matter of living, and of sure action which rises above opposites.
Within us lies the peace, the beauty, the glory of our being. There is an ocean of all that. We cannot seek it outside, we have to go within.
Whatever adventure you are into, whatever you are doing, your attention should be on your spirit.
Without satisfaction, you cannot have compassion. You have to be satisfied souls, then your compassion will act.
If your body wants comfort, you try to make it learn to give up that. Try to make your body your slave and not you the slave of the body.
The spirit is the only thing that is free within, which has no hang-ups, which has no habits, which does not stick on to anything, is completely detached and emitting joy to us.
Spirit is the source of peace. It is the source of joy. It is not a duality of happiness and unhappiness, but singular joy.
You should be able to use your intellect and not to be dominated by your intellect.
I call that person the most intelligent who sees the benevolence, the ascent and the ultimate goal.
In modern times, what impresses one is not a simple and unassuming statement of the truth, but superficial showmanship and display.
Philosophy ... bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars.
The great wisdom of life is that we can be masters of the things that try to enslave us.
Anything a man does can bring him closer to the Supreme Wisdom, as long as he works with Love in his heart.
Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It's unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don't have to try. ---in Good Housekeeping
Lean into the sharp points and fully experience them. The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. Wisdom is inherent in (understanding) emotions.
As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others - what and whom we can work with, and how - becomes wider.
'But the man who is ready to taste every form of knowledge, is glad to learn and never satisfied - he's the man who deserves to be called a philosopher, isn't he?'
'That is the story. Do you think there is any way of making them believe it?' ' Not in the first generation', he said, 'but you might succeed with the second and later generations.'
Never will I pursue happiness, because it is not a goal, just a by-product, and there is no happiness in having or in getting, only in giving.
Drudgery, calamity, exasperation, want, are instructors in eloquence and wisdom.
You will cast away your cards and dice when you find the sweetness of youthful learning.
What can the dove of Jesus give You now but wisdom, exile? Stand and live, The dove has brought an olive branch to eat.
We forget that Socrates was famed for wisdom not because he was omniscient but because he realized at the age of seventy that he still knew nothing.
Weep like the waterwheel, that green herbs may spring up from the courtyard of your soul. If you wish for tears, have mercy on one who sheds tears; if you wish mercy, show mercy to the weak.
