Quotes About Wisdom

O senhor por ora mal me entende, se é que no fim me entenderá. Mas a vida não é entendível.

Toda saudade é uma espécie de velhice

Racconto a vossignoria quel che io so e vossignoria non sa; ma soprattutto voglio raccontare quello che io non so se so, e può essere che vossignoria sappia

Vecchio è, quel che di già è fuorviato. Il vecchio ha avuto valore quando era nuovo...

O senhor é bondoso de me ouvir. Tem horas antigas que ficaram muito mais perto da gente do que outras, de recente data. O senhor mesmo sabe.

Un maître n'est pas celui qui sans cesse enseigne, mais celui qui soudain apprend.

Those are the things that cannot be learned by means of words and consequently cannot be taught by means of words.

If you think well, you'll see that nothing is by chance, but common sense, which is a way to bind conscience and shackle freedom, denies that and prefers to go on believing in old, worn-out truths.

El conocimiento aplicado es poder". Si sabes y no haces las cosas, no sabes nada. Es así de sencillo.

Sir Francis Bacon said, "Knowledge is power.

Die Athener haben die Unschuld des Herzens und das köstlichste Gut der Griechen, die innere Zeitlosigkeit, verloren. »Ihre einzige Weisheit ist, jeden Zustand zu überholen und fortzuschreiten«, beschimpft Aristophanes sie, Griechenlands Bernard Shaw. Damit ist das ominöse Wort gefallen für das Narkotikum, an das sich seitdem alle ziellos und ruhelos gewordenen Völker klammern: Fortschritt.

Words are like spices. Too many is worse than too few.

Eat an apple,sing a song, Don't touch a snake as it wriggles along. Run for an hour, walk for a day, Hark to the birds and heed what they say.

The important thing is to share what you know. Be generative and pass it on. This is what makes all the difference.

My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn't have any excuse to be stupid.

Like my grandmother always said, 'you never know the blessings that come from suffering.

It takes a great cook to pull life truth from poultry.

If you can't find an answer at the mall or the library, what does that say about the world?

To quote Shirley Polanski, head waitress at the Humdinger Diner: "Beware of a big man whose stomach doesn't move when he laughs." I think a Chinese philosopher said it first, but these things trickle down to the food service community.

It's not fair, but sometimes a kid has to act older than their age. You just pray hard to know what to do.

but Reba taught me to be grateful no matter what. I looked up at the blue sky.

sometimes a kid has to act older than they are

There's a Buddhist saying that peace is like a sun that's always shining in your heart. It's just hidden behind clouds of fear, doubt, worry, and desire that continually orient you toward the past or the future. The sun comes out only when you're in the present moment.

Every moment is a holy moment if we are present in it. Peace and stillness, love and wisdom, joy and creativity are the fruits of the present.