Quotes About Wisdom

But one thing I will impart to my children is "If you're scared of something, that isn't a sign that you have to do it. It probably means you shouldn't do it. Call Dad or Mom immediately.

Work hard, know your shit, show your shit, and then feel entitled. Listen to no one except the two smartest and kindest adults you know, and that doesn't always mean your parents. If you do that, you will be fine. Now, excuse me, I need to lie down and watch Sheldon.

My mother passed away in 2011. She was a warm and sociable person, but she did not suffer fools. In fact, that policy extended beyond fools. She did not suffer lazy people, pretentious people, liars, the sloppy, or the inarticulate. Basically she suffered very few people, and it was hard to earn her respect. But

Work hard, know your shit, show your shit, and then feel entitled. Listen to no one except the two smartest and kindest adults you know, and that doesn't always mean your parents. If you do that, you will be fine. Now,

Mothers-in-law know all sorts of things that husbands are too stupid to figure out.

Love the holy Scriptures, and wisdom will love you.

To know is to observe, to understand is to experience

Dream about future :) live your present :) but don't forgot to learn from your part:)

And we are not mountaintop sages who can live by consuming mist.

De verdad le quedan dudas todavía? —le pregunté—. ¿A pesar de tener noventa años? —Hay ciertas cosas de las que nunca podemos estar seguros —aseveró—, aunque vivamos cien años. Eso demuestra que somos humanos.

Aha, Mine-chan, I see. It all becomes clear. And I have to hand it to you, you are a little rascal." As far as I'm concerned, there is never an excuse for bad behavior.

That is why spiritual progress is slow: not because no one will tell us the secrets, but because we ourselves must overcome sentiment and fear before we can grasp it.

you cannot remain on your meditation cushion forever. You must go out and explore life as well.

Tradition is first. Mercy is greater than tradition. Wisdom is greater than mercy.

You could tell the secret of life ten times over, and it would still be safe. After all, the secret is only known when people make it real in their own lives, not when they simply hear it.

The same is true of the misfortune, failures, and disappointments of life. If we understand the importance of manure, we understand that nothing is truly wasted. Everything can be useful if correctly applied. Therefore, even the bad things in life may become fertilizer that will help us grow and become strong.

What good is self-cultivation and wisdom if you just keep it for yourself? Knowledge is meant to be used, and if you can use it on behalf of others, you should.

A true master is indifferent to the ways of society.

do not be put off by the illusory nature of life. Use it. Everything in this life can be an advantage to the wise.

The follower of Tao is always flexible and adaptable to circumstance.

Weapons are tools of ill omen Wielded by the ignorant.

When people go to hear a spiritual master, they do not go to hear self-deprecation. They go to see perfection.

Invisibility is the best advantage. But if forced to a confrontation, Come out with all your skill.

A strong perspective is the root of wisdom.