Wisdom Quotes - Page 41

...Data itself... was tolerable. It was the constant nerve-web-expanding pain of context that would kill him.

Because you’re a creation of God, you reflect the Divine qualities of creativity, wisdom, and love.

Sons, any man who is considered a success in life owes a lot to society. We have been very blessed, my dear sons. We have to show our appreciation to our society for making that possible. A time will come when you will meet other Kamerunians who share the same vision for this land. I am advising you to make them partners in our common goals when that time comes. We shouldn’t shy away from playing a formidable role in financing that political force that shall emerge. We must use our influence to ensure that it succeeds.

How, and when shall these things come to pass? wherefore are our years few and evil?

Knowledge has no value if it does not enhance your wisdom.

Everyone thinks that they are intelligent even though there is no sign of intelligence.

I am happiest when I clear my mind and allow the world around me to reteach me what I thought I already knew.

While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.

Use filmmaking to eliminate racism – use to it terminate misogyny – use it to destroy homophobia and all other primitiveness.

There was a product which seemed attractive, expensive, portable, beautiful and simple. Everybody talked about its beauty but they bought it for it's simplicity.

Added to the shock of the routine violation of their bodies was the trauma of having to relinquish their children to unknown slave-holders. [W.E.B.] Du Bois considered this physical, mental, and spiritual abuse of black women--with its inevitable result being the destruction of the traditional African family--the highest crime committed by slave-holders and the one thing for which he said he could not forgive them.

I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.

Love anyone and everyone, don't fear for rejection. Love is an inner perception, there is only love, no place for rejection.

Grown people know that they do not always know the way of things, and even if they think they know, they do not know where and how they got the proof.

Living beautifully and justly are the source of all joy and happiness.

Forever is a really long time, you know? What do you do with forever?""The same thing you do when you don't have forever." He smiled wanly. "Live.

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Be careful for the smooth sailing path because it doesn't take you anywhere.

What is wisdom? It is the result of multiple paradigms brought to their intellectual furthest reaches and balanced and merged together. The fundamentalist, the person who only sees life through a single lens, can never hope for wisdom.

Solomon had a good thing going. He asked for wisdom and he got it, riches, and power. I think I'm going to ask for wisdom too.

One of my father's RULES FOR LIFE was to marry a woman who was smarter than you. "I did this," he would say to me, "and you should do it, too. I say, why do all the thinking?

Maisie bit her lip. She had learned that sometimes it was best to let words die of their own accord, rather than fight them.

Your youth is certainly finished and old age has definitely arrived if you feel that you are losing enthusiasm, excitement and energy towards your dreams and goals.

Helping other people can be a cure not just for those who are in need, but for your soul as well.

knowledge is our enviroment..wisdome, is how we perceive our environment".

Some people that are in charge are usually less intelligent than the people who work under them. The reason why those people are in charge and you aren’t is because you have a conscience.

Seeking knowledge is mandatory for every human being, as the quest for truth is the true purpose of living. We are given an entire lifetime to collect and assemble truths. Truths are acquired only when we learn to filter all information, including those valuable lessons and insights gained from our own personal experiences, through our conscience. And as we near death, the knowledge in our hearts at the end must match the knowledge which was put in our hearts in the very beginning. All else is irrelevant.

To nourish your soul, see the beauty of nature and feel the love.

Veganism is an act of nonviolent defiance. It is our statement that we reject the notion that animals are things and that we regard sentient nonhumans as moral persons with the fundamental moral right not to be treated as the property or resources of humans.

A peculiar sort of chaos looms beneath the pretense of peace.

True freedom comes only from true wisdom.

In the deepest, most central place of our being, we don't want to cross God and our not wanting to is the beginning of wisdom.

You can build a business, or you can run it, but there’s only two ways it can be run, you can run it straight, or you can run it into the ground.

Did you have a rough month? I did :( but, you know what? There’s no time to dwell on a missed opportunity or worry about what I should’ve done or said, beating myself up & making myself miserable about my mistakes. That doesn’t work. So will take notes from that, put it behind me, move on & finish the year STRONG

Excellence will give you the recognition you crave for, but humility will keep you standing longer than expected.

Which soul shall escape the power of the grave?.

The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings.

Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.

Each day that comes is not a privilege to think about wrong people and things in a negative way and disturb not just your mind, but your heart as well! Each day is however, a great privilege to be thankful to God and mind the business of your life; how to summon all challenges, limit your mistakes and improve your staying power, and how to move your footsteps to live noble and indelible footprints!

Be the person that will take the first step towards personal success. You will be remembered for it.

Rise up to wise up.

For the Javanese...the purpose of knowledge (kaweruh) is love, not ambition or cleverness. Knowledge comes from caring enough to suffer and learn.

You can buy knowledge but not wisdom.

Every citizen must pray for its nation.

...A legendary leader distinguishes himself as someone who gets ahead of his people from an impasse and futile general consensus, and then finds new grounds that constitute the base from which a unique course of his people’s destiny is charted...

Dreams are reality for the subconscious mind, but wisdom is the perception of knowledge. Wisdom is the internalization of knowledge.

If you are truly able to walk in the shoes of Christ, the very label of religion called Christianity would disappear from the face of earth.

Free a man of the constraints that limit and inhibit his development, and you have a free human being. Freedom is the natural state of man.” He looked away from the boy for a moment and recalled his youth, his own search for self. “My boy,” he imparted with a ferocious passion that shook them both by the throat, “there is nothing negative about our human potential—do you understand me? God Himself created you the way you are. Do not let anyone in this world convince you otherwise. And you are capable of anything, my boy. There is and shall always be a disparity among the gifts God has granted men, but we all deserve equal consideration. All men, no matter how low, how basic, or how tormented, deserve compassion, dignified brotherhood, and respect.t“But part of respecting all men is respecting ourselves. Recognizing that God has blessed you. By embracing these gifts, we live as God lives, with love for all He has created—with an open heart.

Love costs nothing except your state of being.

Accepting complete responsibility is the unsung character trait of those who find uncommon success, and failure to accept responsibility is a common trait of those who end up with a mediocre life.

A doctor may know more than a peasant, but a peasant and a doctor know more together.

The moon cannot outshine the sun.

It is in vain to hide a fruitful seed in fertile soil.

That's not a bad word...hate and war are bad words, but fuck isn't.

Resources are hired to give results, not reasons.

It is so simple, to be happy think happiness.

Cleverness is egocentric, dramatic, gives you an illusion of success. We are always running behind it and ultimately suffer. Whereas simplicity is spiritual, blissful, not dramatic, simple but joyful and gives inner peace. Which is our ultimate goal.

Disruption isn't about what happens to you, it's about how you respond to what happens to you.

Grades and Marks do not reflect the intelligence of individuals. Intelligence differs person to person and cannot be measure at the same scale.

There are two kinds of fools. One says, "This is old, and therefore good." And one says, " This is new, and therefore better.