Quotes About Wisdom

whatever problem you have with someone, project yourself into the other person and see it from their point of view. When you do this, good and evil shuffle into patterns and you are capable of forgiving trespasses. When you understand from whence the good or evil came, and the other person's actions or motivations, only then can you forgive and let it go. Most children believe that

If you have that rage to live, don't do something silly and mess up what you already have because you crave more. There is no amount of "more" that will ever satisfy. Once you are aware of this, once you are cognizant of the rage, then perhaps you can see when it leads you astray, taking over your thoughts, propelling you into a course of action you may regret.

The knowing of joy and the knowing of pain are

Mon but n'est pas de penser neuf mais de penser juste.

La liberté de l'esprit est le seul bien, peut-être, qui soit plus précieux que la paix. C'est que la paix, sans elle, n'est que servitude.

Viver no presente, como diziam os estóicos, como dizem todos os sábios, não é um sonho, não é um ideal, não é uma utopia: é a simplíssima e dificílima verdade de viver. A eternidade? Se ela é ''um perpétuo hoje'', como queria Santo Agostinho, é inútil esperá-la amanhã.

La vie est trop courte pour qu'on puisse entreprendre de la penser avant de la vivre. C'est

Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.

I have no use for knowledge that has not been preceded by a sensation

Croyez ceux qui cherchent la vérité, doutez de ceux qui la trouvent.

When I was younger, I used to make resolutions which imagined were virtuous. I was less anxious to be what I was, than to become what I wished to be. Now, I am not far from thinking that in irresolution lies the secret of not growing old.

Les choses les plus belles sont celles que souffle la folie et qu'écrit la raison. Il faut demeurer entre les deux, tout près de la folie quand on rêve, tout prêt de la raison quand on écrit.

Que ta vision soit à chaque instant nouvelle. Le sage est celui qui s'étonne de tout.

Better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

What would be the description of happines? Nothing, except what prepares and then what destroys it, can be told.

El color de la verdad es gris.

Toutes choses sont dites déjà ; mais comme personne n'écoute, il faut toujours recommencer.

Car, je te le dis en vérité, Nathanaël, chaque désir m'a plus enrichi que la possession toujours fausse de l'objet même de mon désir.

Il faut de l'esprit pour bien parler, de l'intelligence suffit pour bien écouter.

Faith can move mountains; true: mountains of stupidity.

B?rbatul nu-i decât un copil care a îmb?trânit.

Leo demasiado; todo eso fermenta.

In irresolution lies the secret of not growing old.

Van de duizend vormen van het leven kan ieder er maar één kennen. Het geluk van een ander benijden is dwaasheid; men zou er toch niets mee weten te doen. Het geluk wil geen confectiegoed zijn, maar een pak op maat.