Quotes About Wisdom

If busyness can become a kind of violence, we do not have to stretch our perception very far to see that Sabbath time – effortless, nourishing rest – can invite a healing of this violence. When we consecrate a time to listen to the still, small voices, we remember the root of inner wisdom that makes work fruitful. We remember from where we are most deeply nourished, and see more clearly the shape and texture of the people and things before us.

There is more to life," said Gandhi, "than increasing its speed.

God seldom gives us all we need in order to understand, but He always gives us all we need to obey.

He seldom gives us all we need in order to understand, but He always gives us all we need to obey.

Sometimes the way forward is the way back.

Judgments prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

When the choice is to be right or to be kind, always make the choice that brings peace

My grandmother always told me you must keep to your old roads and stick to your original friends and just go through smooth, be careful and stay positive.

The truths of the sea, like the truths of the soul, cannot be reduced to numbers.

Disciples and devotees…what are most of them doing? Worshipping the teapot instead of drinking the tea!

We ourselves are not an illusory part of Reality; rather are we Reality itself illusorily conceived.

If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings.

Every proverb speaketh sooth; Dreams and omens mask the truth.

The common sayings of the multitude are too true to be laughed at.

Reason is the wise man's guide, example the fools.

Three things it is best to avoid a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.

The most important lesson Louise learned a week before her ninth birthday was the hardest one to keep in mind. Sometimes what sounded like a good plan wasn't.

Anyone as stupidly brave as Atsumori is not going to understand Kenichi I was not stupid. Odds were that I would have drowned; I was in full armor.

It's easy to look back and see it, and it's easy to give the advice. But the sad fact is, most people don't look beneath the surface until it's too late.

Sometimes a little discomfort in the beginning can save a whole lot of pain down the road.

In the effort to tell a whole story, to see it whole and clear, I have had to imagine more than I have known.

Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.