Quotes About Wisdom

Um Livreiro pode ser um Rei, mas um Rei jamais será um Livreiro.

Ionako ne postoji oskudica u osrednjim glavama.

Slepilo je oružje protiv vremena i prostora; naš život je jedno jedino, ogromno slepilo, izuzev ono malo stvari koje saznajemo zahval?uju?i našim si?ušnim ?ulima – si?ušnim kako po njihovoj suštini tako i po njihovom domašaju. Vladaju?i princip u kosmosu jeste slepilo. Ono omogu?ava naporedno postojanje stvari koje bi bile nemogu?e kad bi videle jedna drugu.

Ahlak?n bahts?zl??? : her ÅŸeyi daha iyi bilmesi ve bu yüzden de hiçbir ÅŸey öÄŸrenememesi.

Un seul beau son est plus beau qu'un long parler.

Denn schließlich ist man nicht verpflichtet auf die Dummheiten jedes Passanten einzugehen. Sich in reden zu verlieren ist die größte Gefahr die einen Gelehrten bedroht.

He explained to me with great insistence that every question posessed a power that did not lie in the answer.

Certain things, certain events, seem inexplicable only for a time: up to the moment when the veil is torn aside.

Those who know don't talk and those who talk don't know.

A disciple came to the celebrated Master of the Good Name with a question. "Rabbi, how are we to distinguish between a true master and a fake?" And the master of the good name said, "When you meet a person who poses as a master, ask him a question: whether he knows how to purify your thoughts. If he says that he knows, then he is a fake.

His breathing was labored. His eyes were closed. But I was convinced that he was seeing everything. That he was seeing the truth in all things.

There are so many who know more than I do, who understand the world better than I do. I would be truly learned, a great scholar, if only I could retain everything I've learned from those I have known. But then would I still be me? And isn't all that only words? Words grow old, too; they change their meaning and their usage. They get sick just as we do; they die of their wounds and then they are relegated to the dust of dictionaries. And where am I in all this?

There are a thousand and one gates leading into the orchard of mystical truth. Every human being has his own gate. We must never make the mistake of wanting to enter the orchard by any gate but our own. To do this is dangerous for the one who enters and also for those who are already there.

Look, whatever you do in life, remember, think higher and feel deeper. It cannot be bad if you do that.

Dead souls have more to say than living ones.

The tragedy of man is that he doesn't know how to distinguish between day and night. He says things at night that should only be said by day." He

What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.

He explained to me, with great emphasis, that every question possessed a power that was lost in the answer … Man

Je me souvenais de ce que mon vieux maître à la barbe jaunie m'avait dit un jour en m'expliquant le sixième commandement: pourquoi un homme n'aurait-il pas le droit de tuer? En tuant, expliquait-il, l'homme devient Dieu. Et nous n'avons pas le droit de le devenir trop facilement.

There are a thousand and one gates allowing entry into the orchad of mystical truth. Every human being has his own gate. He must not err and wish to enter the orchad through a gate other than his own. That would present a danger not only for the one entering but also for those who are already inside.

You must first study the basic subjects within your own understanding...

One of his [Rebbe Mikhal of Zlotchev] prayers: I have but one request; may I never use my reason against truth.

I'm serious, she said. I read your articles. They are written by a man who has come to the end of his life, to the end of his hopes. That is a sign of youth, I answered. The young today don't believe that someday they'll be old: they are convinced they'll die young. Old men are the real youngsters of our generation. They at least can brag about having had what we do not have: a slice of life called youth.

And the worst thing about being young is not being able to appreciate that you're young because you aren't old enough to know any better.