Wisdom Quotes - Page 27

God gave you purpose, the devil can’t stop it, so the person in the mirror must choose success or failure. Choose success!

Truth is not a right to be claimed, but a gift for those who are able to conquer it. ☥

The willingness to burn your ships, cut off all sources of retreat, and take decisive action is often the only assured path to success.

...the more I felt that perhaps believing in fairies was more important than seeing them. In seeing, there is often question and doubt.

No living thing is ugly in this world. Even a tarantula considers itself beautiful

Never let your success interfere with your humanness.

If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom.

God brings wonderful people into our lives. He also takes people out to protect us from harm. When we roll with God’s grace, we feel his wisdom.

Happiness isn’t something you work toward, the same way misery isn’t something you work toward.

Life on earth is temporary. May we pursue peace and live in harmony with one another.

Love is the greatest treasure of humanity.

A mansion begins with one brick.A forest begins with one tree.A harvest begins with one seed.An ocean begins with one drop.A friendship begins with one gesture.A fire begins with one spark.A revolution begins with one idea.

The world brazenly touts freedom as both the inalienable right and morally liberating justification to mindlessly play in the filth that lies all around me. And the slight bit of sanity that yet remains within me asks, ‘what raging madness would prompt me to incessantly wallow in the very things that will eventually swallow me?

How much others love you is not very important, but how much you love yourself will define your success.

Practical wisdom," Aristotle told us, "is the combination of moral will and moral skill.

Only pain can define the meaning of tears.

Minimalism means not trying to improve perfection.

Fear is a disease of mind we inherit from society.

True kindness isn't something we're born with. It's something we have to work at. Not everyone has it. But I think everyone has the potential. Sometimes you just have to look really close before you can tell it's there."-Kyoko

My grandfather used to wear a black hat and coat. You are my children. You are my jewels. We old ones invest our future in you.

Always be a blessing to others

Life doesn't revolve around youIt revolves around those you love

Something good about love: if you fall in it, you will not feel any pain.

...I know the only thing people these days are exact about are them things others shouldn't be doing.

Knowledge gives nothing to a man until he gives everything to it.

It is the responsibility of parent to love and care for their children.

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

We built tall buildings, but we have not become any taller.

Truth needs wisdom's guidance. Wisdom prevents a hard truth from getting the best of you when an imperfect character brings out the worst in you.

I am not a genius but I approach every situation with love.

Think your best thoughts every moment, every day. You will be the best person on the way.

Theres a process of self doubt when things go wrong. Whether or not its personal or a friend in trouble, looking at ones self isn't always the answer neither is seeking god. Just acception and the will to decide is a human condition, but the circle of choices flux with time. So fight my friend or choose your demise, because after all we are only human.

It is born in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching the goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.

Just because you've made mistakes doesn't mean your mistakes get to make you. Take notice of your inner critic, forgive yourself, and move on.

We shouldn't have been so scornful; we should have had compassion. But compassion takes work, and we were young.

We have to be honest to ourselves to see honesty in others.

Life is too short to hold grudges, plan vengeance, and be angry for too long. And people say things like that all the time, but words like that only take on their meaning when you experience someone close to you passing away. There are truly not enough minutes, hours, days, months, years, to spend any amount of time on being and doing anything other than going into the direction of your happiness. Acceptance is better than correction and joy is better than revenge. Innocent laughter is better than anger.

Virtue creates reputation, but action brings success.

Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.

Humility is a teacher of itself. It is learnt by means of its practise.

Even the best inborn potentialities for achievement do not render unnecessary patient and persistent practice.

We hear so often that we must read but what is more important and often not advised is to always think and question what we read.Reading, retaining and repeating is often called education. Wisdom is when we can read, question, adapt and apply what is relevant to the time and space in which we exist.

Don’t look outside in the world or in wilderness to find the peace, look inside your heart, where it resides.

He who is fortunately enlightened [the Sufi]Knows that sophistry is from the devil and love from Adam.

BLACK AND WHITEI was born intoA religion of Light,But with so many otherReligions andPhilosophies,How do I know whichONEIs right?Is it notMy birthrightTo seek out the light?To find TruthAfter surveying all the proof,Am I supposedTo loveOr fight?And why do all those whoTry to guide me,Always start by dividingAnd multiplying me – From what they considerWrong or right?I thought,There were no wallsFor whoever beams truth and light.And how can one speak on Light's behalf,lf all they doIs act black,But talk WHITE?

Patience and Forgiveness are at the heart of A warrior's success, they help engender necessary intervals of space and time to evaluate difficult encounters.

You may never live long enough to discover who you are, but by the time you reach middle age you will hopefully realize who you are not.

Awareness can be controlled by the world or you can be in control of it. You have the choice. Who is in control, that's the question to keep asking yourself.

You can bail water 24/7, and no matter how good you are at not sinking, you still have a hole in your boat.

I want a man who knows something about himself. And is appalled. And has to forgive himself to get along.

Relationships are steppingstones for the evolution of our consciousness. Each interaction we have, be it one of joy or contrast, allows us to learn more about who we are and what we want in this lifetime. They bring us into greater alignment…as long as we continue to move forward and do not get attached to hurt, anger, or being a victim.

Constitutional democracy, you see, is no romantic notion. It's our defense against ourselves, the one foe who might defeat us.

If knowledge is a glass of water, then wisdom is the unlimited, infinite and not yet invented ocean.

When the competent men of the system are compelled to quit, the system will soon quit itself.

Life is always beautiful when we focus on the greatness of our God.

Vulnerability really means to be strong and secure enough within yourself that you are able to walk outside without your armor on. You are able to show up in life as just you. That is genuine strength and courage. Armor may look tough, but all it does is mask insecurity and fear.

Kindness is the best philosophy.

With silence comes mindfulness, and thus we become better at choosing our words with kind intent before we express them.

The customer is always right...even when they're wrong.

How initially 'to get her in the sack' and subsequently to avoid 'her giving you the sack' are not identical dilemmas faced by the male species, but they sure have a bizarre habit of being bedfellows