Quotes About Wisdom

The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.

A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way.

There's two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.

Me is a common sense man. That mean when me explain things, me explain it in a very simple way; that mean if I explain it to a baby, the baby will understand too, you know.

Everyone makes mistakes; it's about the way you respond to it that's really important.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.

The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.

I'm so grateful for all the experiences I've had; the life lessons I've learned along the way are just completely invaluable.

Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way.

Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way - everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.

My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

I graduated from Wayne State University, but there's a whole lot you don't learn in school.

In non-fiction, I like Wayne Dyer. I have a compilation of his best quotes near my bed! To me he's one of the finest authors.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.

As we get older, we get better at choosing in ways that will make us happy. We do a better job at picking activities that make us happy, and at spending time with people who make us happy. We're also better at letting things go.

If the ways of the Almighty are not humanly logical, it is not the fault of the Almighty but of the limitations of human logic.

Spiritual people don't float around all day on clouds of glory; they live in the real world and deal with real issues in real ways.

I think it's counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don't. You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.