Wisdom
Quotes
Treachery
and Violence
“Wisdom
is having things right in your life
and
knowing why.”
―
William Stafford
“I
feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.”
―
Lois Lowry, The Giver
“Treachery
and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to
them worse than their enemies.”
―
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
“I
cannot compromise my respect for your love. You can keep your love, I will keep
my respect.”
―
Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
“Is
there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. Happiness depends on
conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.”
―
Eckhart Tolle
“Women
may fall when there's no strength in men.
Act
II”
―
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“Keep
me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh
and the greatness which does not bow before children.”
― Kahlil
Gibran, Mirrors of the Soul
“It
takes a great man to be a good listener.”
―
Calvin Coolidge
“No
man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the
dawning of your knowledge.
The
teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not
of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness.
If
he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather
leads you to the threshold of your own mind.”
―
Khalil Gibran, The Prophet
“Crying
does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign
that you are alive.”
―
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
“Life
is like a game of chess.
To
win you have to make a move.
Knowing
which move to make comes with IN-SIGHT
and
knowledge, and by learning the lessons that are
acculated
along the way.
We
become each and every piece within the game called life!”
―
Allan Rufus, The Master's Sacred Knowledge
“Don’t
take the high ground and assume you already know what you’ll do. The truth is,
when it comes to someone you love, you’ll find there isn’t anything you won’t
do.”
―
Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart
“Life—the
way it really is—is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and
worse”
―
Joseph Brodsky
“If
curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.”
―
Holly Black, Tithe
“[The
Old Astronomer to His Pupil]
Reach
me down my Tycho Brahe, I would know him when we meet,
When
I share my later science, sitting humbly at his feet;
He
may know the law of all things, yet be ignorant of how
We
are working to completion, working on from then to now.
Pray
remember that I leave you all my theory complete,
Lacking
only certain data for your adding, as is meet,
And
remember men will scorn it, 'tis original and true,
And
the obloquy of newness may fall bitterly on you.
But,
my pupil, as my pupil you have learned the worth of scorn,
You
have laughed with me at pity, we have joyed to be forlorn,
What
for us are all distractions of men's fellowship and smiles;
What
for us the Goddess Pleasure with her meretricious smiles.
You
may tell that German College that their honor comes too late,
But
they must not waste repentance on the grizzly savant's fate.
Though
my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I
have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
What,
my boy, you are not weeping? You should save your eyes for sight;
You
will need them, mine observer, yet for many another night.
I
leave none but you, my pupil, unto whom my plans are known.
You
'have none but me,' you murmur, and I 'leave you quite alone'?
Well
then, kiss me, -- since my mother left her blessing on my brow,
There
has been a something wanting in my nature until now;
I
can dimly comprehend it, -- that I might have been more kind,
Might
have cherished you more wisely, as the one I leave behind.
I
'have never failed in kindness'? No, we lived too high for strife,--
Calmest
coldness was the error which has crept into our life;
But
your spirit is untainted, I can dedicate you still
To
the service of our science: you will further it? you will!
There
are certain calculations I should like to make with you,
To
be sure that your deductions will be logical and true;
And
remember, 'Patience, Patience,' is the watchword of a sage,
Not
to-day nor yet to-morrow can complete a perfect age.
I
have sown, like Tycho Brahe, that a greater man may reap;
But
if none should do my reaping, 'twill disturb me in my sleep
So
be careful and be faithful, though, like me, you leave no name;
See,
my boy, that nothing turn you to the mere pursuit of fame.
I
must say Good-bye, my pupil, for I cannot longer speak;
Draw
the curtain back for Venus, ere my vision grows too weak:
It
is strange the pearly planet should look red as fiery Mars,--
God will
mercifully guide me on my way amongst the stars.”
―
Sarah Williams, Twilight Hours: A Legacy of Verse
“Expectations
make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be
happier.”
―
Simone Elkeles, How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation
“I
do believe in simplicity. It is astonishing as well as sad, how many trivial
affairs even the wisest thinks he must attend to in a day; how singular an
affair he thinks he must omit. When the mathematician would solve a difficult
problem, he first frees the equation of all incumbrances, and reduces it to its
simplest terms. So simplify the problem of life, distinguish the necessary and
the real. Probe the earth to see where your main roots run. ”
―
Henry David Thoreau
“Do
not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
―
Matsuo Bashō
“The
happiness of the drop is to die in the river.”
―
Imam Al-Ghazali
“Positive
expectations are the mark of the superior personality.”
―
Brian Tracy, Maximum Achievement: Strategies and Skills That Will Unlock Your
Hidden Powers to Succeed
