Quotes About Wisdom

What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect.

In your big mind, everything has the same value...In your practice you should accept everything as it is, giving to each thing the same respect given to a Buddha. Here there is Buddhahood

How can you respect the world when you see it's being run by a bunch of kids turned old?

It was through the Hindu religion that I learnt to respect Christianity and Islam.

Pain doesn't respect age, my lady.

Those who respect age, deserve to live to be old, and to be respected themselves.

The intelligent person depends on his own insight; he trusts his own being. He loves and respects himself.

To the old our mouths are always partly closed; we must swallow our obvious retorts and listen. They sit above our heads, on life's raised dais, and appeal at once to our respect and pity.

If I am still doing what I'm doing and I still have respect in this town, haven't done anything completely and utterly stupid, then I'll be happy with myself.

Like the average American that I hang out with, and like my father before me, I raised all my children to respect tools and use them wisely and safely.

The preoccupation with what should be is estimable only when the respect for what is has been exhausted.

What a fool I would have been to let self-respect interfere with my happiness!

I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.

The concepts of truth may differ. But all admit and respect truth. That truth I call God. For sometime I was saying, "God is Truth," but that did not satisfy me. So now I say, "Truth is God."

Age demands respect; youth, love.

I have great respect for the past.

I have no faith at all in believers, because they are so far from the truths! Have respect only to those who are close to the truths!

Youth is wasted on the young.

Respect Death and You Live In Life

I've lost a lot of teeth and square yards of hide. But I've never lost my self-respect, and I've kept what I find in few men of my age - my enthusiasm.

You know, the man of my dreams might walk round the corner tomorrow. I'm older and wiser and I think I'd make a great girlfriend. I live in the realm of romantic possibility.

Gone were my girlish ideas about romantic love and my later ideas about sexual love. From Yi, I learned to appreciate deep-heart love. Peony in Love

Wise men say only fools rush in. But I can't help falling in love with you.

I've seen it all before. Now that it's over I shoulda known better than to think this was real and you could be mine.