Quotes About Insight

Understanding is the beginning of both wisdom and compassion.

This Daoist art of perspective-taking—recognizing the existence of various perspectives—is called the "Illumination of the Obvious" or the attainment of ming ? (acuity, discernment).

A word is like a finger pointing at different things. Do not look at the finger; focus on the essence of the word. Focus on what the finger is pointing at!

Your mind is like this water my friend, when it is agitated it becomes difficult to see, but if you allow it to settle, the answer becomes clear.

Never does one so constantly see so many different things as when peering from a small window.

Ay, los hombres, qué necios!

A cup of wisdom is more valuable than an ocean of intelligence.

A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.

A student of wisdom becomes a professor of life.

A wise man is a student though he is a teacher.

An ounce of wisdom can earn you a ton of gold.

Books are kinder teachers than experience.

God created sages because He wanted to leave the light on in the universe.

Love is blind, but a broken heart sees everything.

Mistakes are lessons inside out.

Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.

Reading is the best cure for ignorance.

Seek to be the smartest in a room, not the loudest.

Sense will buy you more than dollars.

Teachers are students inside out.

The highest wisdom is sometimes found in the lowest people.

You learn more from your tears than your smiles.

You need several eyes to see an opportunity, many eyes to see wisdom, and countless eyes to see God.

Your inner voice whispers, but speaks the loudest.