Quotes About Wisdom

Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

The one who acts without knowledge, destroys and ruins more than he rectifies.

Whoever has three things will never regret: 1) Refraining from haste 2) Consulting (with others) 3) And depending upon God when making decisions

Meeting and visiting brothers, even if little, causes the development and maturity of intellects.

Forebearence is the dress of a scholar, so do not get yourself undressed of it.

But inner experience is only one source of human knowledge.

If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy.

Inductive reason, which alone makes man master of his environment, is an achievement and when once born it must be reinforced by inhibiting the growth of other modes of knowledge.

I found this book simple but very deep, some chapters on the heavy side but well worth reading for the new comers and also for the veteran in the field of meditation

They asked for Plato's assistance. He told them: "You hated wisdom and ran away from geometry, therefore God has afflicted you a punishment, for wisdom and philosophical knowledge have a high rank with God." ... The plague was lifted and they ceased to defame the branches of theoretical knowledge.

To be successful in life what you need is education, not literacy and degrees.

Why do you grieve so uselessly? Every uncertainty is the result of a certainty. There is nothing in this world really to be lamented.

Bilmek hayatta kalmaktir. [...] Unutmayin, ne kadar cok sey bilirseniz yasama sansiniz artar. Hem sonra ogrenmeyi bir sanat, bir yasama bicimi haline getirmeniz gerekir, bunun sirriysa, ogrenmenin ayni zamanda bir haz, bir zevk oldugunu anlamaktan gecer. Ogrenmenin hazzi olmadan insan tamamlanamaz. Bakin cevrenizdeki bircok insanin yarim kalmasi bu yuzdendir." - Moottah

Çok kitap okuyan insanlara hayat?n yetmedi?ini biliyordu.

Kalbine güvenmeyi erken ya?ta ö?renen herkes gibi, payla?maya aç?kt?m. Belki de bu yüzden kalbim bu kadar k?r?ld?.

Anlatmasam inanmazlar o?ul, masal derler; masala inanmazlar, masal? yaln?zca dinlerler, sanki hakikati bilirmi? gibi, sanki hakikatin s?rr?na ermi? gibi, masala inanmayan gerçe?e inan?r m??

Uzun zahmetlerin, ...k?sac?k mutluluk anlar?n?n hat?r?na ya?and???n? ö?renecek kadar gezmi?, görmü?, bilmi?ti.

A?k da vard?r, aldatma da. Gerçekten a?k?n tad?n? ç?karabilmek için, aldatman?n da olmas? gerekir. Gençlerin anlamad??? ?ey bu i?te. Siz kad?nlar daha çabuk ö?reniyorsunuz bunu. Sen hiç kocan? aldatt?n m? ?

Kelimelerin kemiklerini örtecek toprak yoktur.

Insan içinde ya?ad??? an? derinle?tirmeyi zamanla, yani zaman? azald?kça ö?reniyordu.

When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.

Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life.

It is well, when in difficulties, to say never a word, neither black nor white. Speech is silver but silence is golden.

It is difficult for people of advanced years to start remembering they must die. It is best to form the habit while young.