Quotes About Wisdom

Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.

Human society, the world, and the whole of mankind is to be found in the alphabet.

For the purposes of life and conduct, and society, a little good sense is surely better than all this genius, and a little good humour than this extreme sensibility.

Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.

You have a chance to move in far better society than the Joneses. Why worry about keeping up with the Joneses? Keep up with the Angels and you'll be far wiser and happier.

Shri Ramakrishna use to say, "As Long as I Live, so long do I learn". That man or that society which has nothing to learn is already in the jaws of death.

There are friendships to one who lives in society; thus our present grief arises from having friendships; observing the evils resulting from friendship, let one walk alone like a rhinoceros.

We must start human society from scratch; as Francis Bacon said, we must recreate human understanding.

Turn to your community and the great earth for sustenance and knowledge.

I would like to see our society mature, and become more rational and more knowledge-based, less emotion-based.

The artist's task is to become a successful eccentric, a strange but wise duck able to venture out of solitary confinement and mingle among society.

As soon as you are in a social setting, you better take away the key to the lock of your heart and pocket it; those who leave thekey in the lock are fools.

The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society.

If you practice inaction, nothing will be left undone: For the way to acquire lordship over society is by invariably not interfering.

All governments like the ignorant, because their existence depends on them! If the society becomes wise, governments cannot survive, at least the bad ones cannot!

In a stupid society, a clever man can come into the power; but in a clever society no stupid can come into the power!

In the very darkness of a stupid society, even a little candle deserves a great honour!

When one attains self-knowledge, distinctions of race and religion vanish.

We know that once we stop learning and call ourselves learned, we become useless members of the scientific society.

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned"

To be spiritual is not by praying and going to church. Spiritualism is the understanding of the universe so that it can be a better place to live in.

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.