Quotes About Wisdom

The great book, always open and which we should make an effort to read, is that of Nature.

The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.

We have an infinite amount to learn both from nature and from each other.

Everything comes from the great book of nature.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age

The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.

The initial step for us all to come to knowledge of God is contemplation of nature.

One should pay attention to even the smallest crawling creature for these too may have a valuable lesson to teach us.

Next to the Bible, nature is to be our great lesson book.

The voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers.

The Greeks possessed a knowledge of human nature we seem hardly able to attain to without passing through the strengthening hibernation of a new barbarism.

One must do no violence to nature, nor model it in conformity to any blindly formed chimera.

If in the darkness of ignorance, you don't recognize a person's true nature, look to see whom he has chosen for his leader.

A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.

All beings are by nature are Buddhas, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddhas.

Take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.

Only those who want nothing are masters of Nature.

Let him who elevates himself above humanity . . . say, if he pleases, "I will never compromise"; but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromise.

Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?

Great men have the nature of a child.

Being natural is the ultimate secret of our art.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.

Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the soul.