Quotes About Wisdom

Go forward with a light step, my child. Your heart will open with every mile traveled. Fill it wisely.

but knew that jumping to such conclusions was unwise, for it closed the mind to other possibilities. One must consider facts as if one has discovered jewels, each gem laid out on a plain surface, a clear mind, and then considered carefully before being arranged in a set.

Look at the world beyond your immediate emotion, the immediate fury of inequality. Choose your battles, Billy.

Sometimes the worries of the world give one pause for thought, and one wonders—especially someone of my antiquity—why history is not a more efficient teacher.

Truth walks towards us on the paths of our questions. Maurice's voice once again echoed in her mind. As soon as you think you have the answer, you have closed the path and may miss vital new information. Wait awhile in the stillness, and do not rush to conclusions, no matter how uncomfortable the unknowing.

Sometimes you can't slay those dragons; they can't be done away with, just like that." She snapped the fingers of her free hand. "You have to know how not to disturb them, how to mollify them if they become roused, and, above all, you have to come to respect them.

They say the face tells all there is to know about a life, but I personally believe much can be deduced from the hands. There are lines and scars, bumps and calluses; indeed, the hands are both the sketch and the final work of art.

Truth walks towards us on the paths of our questions.

Do your work with a light step. Run your fingers across the weaving of knowledge you've gathered. Then you will be successful.

Tomorrow will be our last day together," said Simon. "I wish I understood time, Maisie. It vanishes through one's fingers." He held her hands together in front of his chest, and touched each of her fingertips in turn. "Maurice says that only when we have a respect for time will we have learned something of the art of living.

In all your getting, get understanding.

Oh yeah, you're a regular sage. Shouldn't you be sitting on a mountain somewhere cultivating a long white beard waiting for knowledge seekers to come to you?" "Have I mentioned that sarcasm has the potential to be detrimental to the natural beauty of your face?" he countered.

The blindness that opens the eye is not the one that darkens vision.

What are man's truths after all? They are man's irrefutable errors.

Je voudrais apprendre à vivre enfin.

Para saber de amor, para aprenderle, haber estado solo es necesario. Y es necesario en cuatrocientas noches - con cuatrocientos cuerpos diferentes - haber hecho el amor.

Que la vida iba en serio uno lo empieza a comprender más tarde

As Rumi reminds us, a bee and a wasp may drink from the same flower, but one produces nectar and the other a sting. We must choose the nectar.

Asked by a bank officer to identify himself, the Mulla reached into his pocket, took out a small mirror, and studied it for several seconds. Then he announced with confidence, "Yes, that's me all right, I am happy to confirm it.

That which we speak of can never be found by seeking, yet only seekers find.

Don't be idiots. For the love of Christ, don't be idiots.

When you are tempted to tell someone what to do, instead ask the question, "What do you think you should do now?" Or in an organizational setting, "What do you think we should do?" This is the only quick tip I have, but believe me, it can work magic. Remember, when tempted to tell, ask instead.

James A. Connor

James A. Connor