Quotes About Wisdom

I have revised some folk wisdom lately; one of my edited proverbs is Nothing fails like success because you do not learn anything from it. The only thing we ever learn from is failure. Success only confirms our superstitions.

When you have the choice to be right, or kind, choose kind.

to know humanity, understand earth. To know earth, understand heaven. To know heaven, understand the Way. To know the Way, understand the great within yourself.

Living by Silent Knowing This is probably the best-known verse of the Tao Te Ching. In fact, the opening two lines ("Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know") are so popular that they've almost become a cliché. Nevertheless

Replace the sentence "It isn't fair" with "It's unfortunate," or "I'd prefer..." Thus, instead of insisting that the world be other than it is, you begin to accept reality—but not necessarily to approve of it.

To come to possess all desire the possession of nothing.

Khalil Gibran stated it perfectly in The Prophet:

Living by Natural Law This verse speaks of a natural law that's unaffected by ego. The message? You're not in charge—you never have been, and you never will be. So you're advised to let go of any ideas you have about controlling anything or anyone, including yourself.

have a mind that is open to everything but attached to nothing.

I could think back to my encounters with rules and regulations that didn't seem to make much sense to me, and have empathy for my children's frustrations. I understood as a very young boy that to blindly follow rules just because they're rules is to lose control over your whole life.

he delivered a series of lectures that became books, which forever changed the way we look at

One who understands splendor while holding to humility acts in accord with eternal power.

As we become one with our Source, we begin the realignment process, thinking and contemplating more like God. We gain the wisdom necessary to understand these words written by Thomas Troward: "If you contemplate with thoughts that match originating Spirit, you have the same power as originating Spirit." This idea is anathema to the ego. But the wholeness, the oneness, that we truly are, is revealed as we begin trusting the wisdom that created us.

simplify your life by not seeking another thing.

Cuando el alumno esté preparado aparecerá el maestro».

Living by Your Inner Light

before. So the lesson is:

How do I know the ways of all things at the beginning? I look inside myself and see what is within me.

Power vs. Force. In this remarkable book, Dr. Hawkins

El ser espiritual, en cambio, se consagra a elevarse él y elevar a los demás a niveles cada vez más altos de conciencia y realización.

communicated indirectly, through metaphor and story.

the idea of looking at the most damaging things in your life, the things that have caused you the most pain and suffering, and figuring out a way to turn those into your greatest teachers, bearing your greatest gifts.

really been teaching for thirty years or have you been teaching one year, thirty times?" And you, dear reader, have you really lived 10,000 or more days or have you lived one day, 10,000 or more times? A good question to ask yourself as you work toward more spontaneity in your life.

the sage dresses plainly, even though his interior is filled with precious gems.