“A person’s reason for doing someone a good turn matters as much as the good turn itself.” — Michael Ende Copy Share Image
It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly. — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
A L L men are ORDINARY men; the EXTRAORDINARY men are those who KNOW it. — G K Chesterton Copy Share Image
Can we not interpret our adult wisdom into the language of boyhood? — Baden Powell de Aquino Copy Share Image
“Those who try to juggle wisdom, power and greed, drop one of the balls, every time.” —Zarost” — Greg Hamerton Copy Share Image
Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
“Writers understand the world better, but they lack the strength to change it. Perhaps that is so because they understand their limitations… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“The intriguing placidity from the slothful pace of a snail is truly very peaceful. Our world is in need of this calmness… — Munia Khan Copy Share Image
“[A]ll experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the… — Declaration of Independence Copy Share Image
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The greater part of human activity is designed to make permanent those experiences and joys which are only lovable because they are… — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
The highest form of wisdom is to get drunk and go to pieces. The highest form of wisdom is to get drunk… — Ogden Nash Copy Share Image
“The problem with wise people. They always know what is wrong. So I never employ an expert in full bloom.” — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“If we are content to go back and become humble plain men obeying tradition, well. If we are ready to climb and… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“The point of trying to understand the cross better is not so that we can congratulate ourselves for having solved an intellectual… — N.T. Wright Copy Share Image
“They were structured, but let me do almost anything I wanted. I don’t mean I was allowed to stay up until three… — AnnaLisa Grant Copy Share Image
The quality of everything we do: our physical actions, our verbal actions, and even our mental actions, depends on our motivation. That's… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
In trans women's eyes, I see a wisdom that can only come from having to fight for your right to be recognized… — Julia Serano Copy Share Image
“When our faith is based primarily on the wisdom of men and not on the power of God, we've just nullified most… — Henry T. Blackaby Copy Share Image
A wise man had said that your Christian life is like a three-legged stool. The legs are doctrine, experience and practice, which… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
Any fool can carry on, but only the wise man knows how to shorten sail. — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
“Any time a stipulation on love is present, unconditional love is not.” — Molly Friedenfeld Copy Share Image
“Take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“He could’ve penned a rendition of Moby Dick in Pig Latin and he wouldn’t have been the wiser.” — Kelly Moran Copy Share Image
Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life; without light and shade no picture is clear. — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image