Quotes About Wisdom

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Last night I begged the Wise One to tell me the secret of the world. Gently, gently, he whispered, "Be quiet, the secret cannot be spoken, It is wrapped in silence."

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.

What you think you become.

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

If you're lucky enough to get old, I think you should celebrate it.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

A person hears only what they understand.

The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing."

Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood.

The older you get, the more you realize that kindness is synonymous with happiness

You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.

I am happy to say that everyone that I have met in my life, I have gained something from them; be it negative or positive, it has enforced and reinforced my life in some aspect.

There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

In order to choose the right path, we do not have to figure out the wrong one... we just need to follow the light.

I love laugh lines. It means you've had a good life.

Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes - it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments.

If you cannot be positive, then at least be quiet.

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.

If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek.