Quotes About Wisdom

In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.

If you know how to let go and be at peace, you know everything you need to know about living in the world.

Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

Since everything is but an apparition, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out in laughter.

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self.

The person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is.

He who does not desire much more from things than knowledge of them easily makes peace with his soul.

Nothing we do has the quickness, the sureness, the deep intelligence living at peace would have.

It is important to remind young people that peace is the only victory.

God is not the author of confusion but is the author of peace.

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Maturity is the ability to live in peace with that which we cannot change.

Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.

When I was a young man, I was poor. In a war with other nations, I was in eighty-seven fights. There I received my name and was made Chief of my nation. But now I am old and am for peace.

To be peacemaker, you must know the peace giver.

The fundamental goal of Buddhism is the realization of the peace and happiness of humankind.

To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.

Dear youths, I warn you cherish peace divine, And in your hearts lay deep these words of mine.

Do not blindly believe what others say. See for yourself what brings contentment, clarity and peace. That is the path for you to follow.

To have peace with this peculiar life; to accept what we do not understand; to wait calmly for what awaits us, you have to be wiser than I am.

The only man completely at peace is a man without a navel.