Quotes About Wisdom

One must gradually learn the truth about the boundaries between what is great and what is small.

Never forget I am old," she said. "What does that mean, Mummy-ji?" "Didn't you know? Old is gold, na.

sorrow must not be cultivated: it is a poor lifestyle choice.

The world doesn't need to be fixed,it only needs to be balanced.And the art of balance demands you tread lightly,not leap ahead in a continual frenzy.The art of balance demands you know your designated role in the game of life,not start muscling in on everyone else's.The art of balance demands knowledge of timelessness,of birth and death and rebirth.The art of balance demands you know the world cannot be fixed it must be endured. It must simply forever be kept in a splendid play.

Don't take insults to you heart, because bad words comes from stupid people and good words comes from smart people. If you think about it what kind of person it was who said bad words and what kind of person it was who said good words, you understand. You can't take stupid people words seriously and you can take smart people words seriously. I'm not perfect.

Oh, I don't read. I skulk about in search of quotations that might make me appear educated.

An appreciation for high fashion does not preclude possession of common sense.

You do know, I hope, that no man under the age of forty can even approach fascinating.

Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.

He who submits to fate without complaint is wise.

And what is Reason to Love? Light up, quick!—And where is thy old study of philosophy?—Away with the long toil of wisdom; this one thing only I know, that Love took captive even the mind of Zeus.

For my parents, who taught me to love books

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All thinking people are in constant need of more books.

The first training, ethics (also called ethical conduct or moral discipline) is crucial in developing the second and the third, concentration and wisdom, and as such is really the foundation for the other two.

As the name implies, acquired ignorance is not intrinsic but rather comes about due to the influence of adopted beliefs and the culture we are raised in.

The Buddha uses the framework of the four noble truths to formulate this insight: the first truth, the truth of suffering, is the illness. The second truth, the truth of the origin of suffering, refers to the cause of the illness. The third truth, the truth of cessation, is the understanding that a complete cure is possible. And the fourth truth, the truth of the path that leads to cessation, is the cure.

Understanding conventional truth enables the practitioner to develop the method side—compassion, concentration, and ethics—whereas understanding ultimate truth leads to the realization of the wisdom side—emptiness.

People who want to be free from suffering need to cultivate an understanding of reality, the wisdom of ultimate truth, while developing the method side of the practice, which entails a thorough understanding of conventional truth. There is no other way.

It's foolish to confront a weapon with bare hands.

He no longer believed in ideals and stuff. He wished that he could kick out the beliefs he had held so dear all his life. Why should he bear the burden of these principles when all most people do is only touch their lips to the cup of wisdom but not take it into their hearts and minds? Why should he bother with being the only believer?

You're playing with Pandora's box. Sometimes it's better not to open it. Sometimes, it's better not to know.

I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.

Since time immemorial wise people have been saying that all comparisons are odious. When we compare, we set up a winner-loser dynamic. If my crisis is greater than yours, then yours is belittled and insignificant. I say that's nonsense. Each crisis has its own power, its own unique reality.