Quotes About Wisdom

Even the wisest don't know what's hidden in the depths of their being

A dream is a telegram from the hidden world...Only a fool or an illiterate person ignores it.

I don't put much stock in remembering things. Being able to forget is a superior skill.

The mark of a wise man is that he changes his mind when he sees mistake.

Just as we cast off worn clothes and wear new ones, when the time arrives, the soul casts off the body and finds a new one to work out its karma. Therefore the wise grieve neither for the living nor the dead.

The pleasures that arise from sense-objects are bound to end, and thus they are only sources of pain. Don't get attached to them. And: When a man reaches a state where honor and dishonor are alike to him, then he is considered supreme. Strive to gain such a state.

And remember this: whenever possible, don't fight openly with your enemy. Let them think they've won—and then strike when least expected.

Open yourself to the sight, and it will show you what you need to know. But never attempt to bend it to your will. Never pry into a particular life that has been brought to your care. That is to break trust.

Some things can't be spoken. The body alone knows them. It holds them patiently, in its silent, intelligent cells, until you are ready to see.

Because a trained mind is your strongest ally—and an untrained one your worst enemy.

Just as you've deceived me, so will your mind deceive you. When you need the Brahmastra the most, you'll forget the mantra needed to call it up.

Just as we cast off worn clothes and wear new ones, when the time arrives, the soul casts off the body and finds a new one to work out its karma. Therefore the wise grieve neither for the living nor the dead. I

Yes, I've learned a few things along the way, though now that I'm neither man nor woman they can't do me any good. But here's one that may be of use to you: the power of a man is like a bull's charge, while the power of a woman moves aslant, like a serpent seeking its prey. Know the particular properties of your power. Unless you use it correctly, it won't get you what you want.

Wisdom that isn't distilled in our own crucible can't help

Your first lesson, princess, is to know how to sidestep questions you don't want to answer. You do it by ignoring them.

I knew I was intelligent—wasn't Dhai Ma always complaining about how overly smart I was? I knew enough to control passion. I visualized myself as a great queen, dispensing wisdom and love. Panchaali the Peacemaker, people would call me. The sorceress laughed.

I only ask that we think carefully before we act. Let us not, in our anger, do something we will regret later. It is easy to start a bonfire, hard to put it out.

made to the other women when I joined them at night. The pleasures that arise from sense-objects are bound to end, and thus they are only sources of pain. Don't get attached to them.

I sogni sono telegrammi che vengono dal mondo dell'invisibile, - l'ho sentita dichiarare una volta. - Solo gli sciocchi - o gli analfabeti - lo ignorano

now I sometimes wonder if it might not have been the most worthwhile of the skills I learned on the island.

I wasn't ready to let go of my life. How amazing it seemed to me with its victories, its adventures, its moments of glory. Even the shame that had struck like hot iron, branding revenge into my brain, seemed suddenly precious in its uniqueness. I wanted to live it all again—with more wisdom this time!

Kekuatan laki-laki bisa diibaratkan serudukan sapi jantan, sementara kekuatan perempuan bergerak serong, seperti ular yang mencari mangsa. Kecuali kau gunakan dengan benar, kekuatanmu tidak akan menghasilkan apa yang kau inginkan." -Srikandi

If there is one thing his story has taught me, it is that when all the dross is melted away from the human heart, only gold remains.

Child, the things you don't know would fill the milky ocean where Lord Vishnu sleeps - and spill over its edges.