All Quotes By Tag: Wisdom

“Perhaps a man really dies when his brain stops, when he loses the power to take in a new idea.”

“It is useful to study different traditions in order to be free of attachment to any one way of expressing what is beyond expression. (x)”

“To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. this is my symphony.”

“Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.”

“To deny the reality of things is to miss their reality; to assert the emptiness of things is to miss their reality. The more you talk and think about it, the further astray you wander from the truth. Stop talking and thinking and there is nothing you will not be able to know.”

“Whoever is full of wisdom is naturally compassionate; in fact we recognize that someone has gained spiritual wisdom by seeing their compassionate behavior. . . . Individuals and countries with power need to develop wisdom and compassion, for without these attributes, there is a danger that the power will be used to oppress and exploit others. (31)”

“The old continued to have one resurgence of foolishness after another, until the organism gave out altogether.”

“Are you just gonna stare at Jack or are we gonna go?” Milo asked, poking his head into the bedroom.”

“all brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for.”

“You might say that you’ve finally earned the wisdom.Actually, it’s the wisdom that has found and formed you.”

“one should never assume anything”

“A guilty conscience is jealousy’s playground.”

“The friend is a human EdenBut Eden is so easily lostWhen you choose, choose wiselyBefore you share, count the cost”

“No one is ever going to give you something that they’re too afraid to even claim for themselves. People don’t know themselves, so they don’t like to see other people figure it out and live their lives in ways that they themselves cannot. So they try to box you in, and limit you, so they don’t feel inadequate. But you don’t need their approval- the only person who ever, ever limits you is yourself.”

“But the character of the music emphasized the tale as allegory–humorous, poignant, humane allegory–disclosing the metamorphosis of life itself, in which man moves from confident inexperience through the bitterness of experience, toward the rueful wisdom of self-knowledge.”