“a phenomenon that gave rise to my first critical insight into the subtle ruse of power: the prevailing law threatened one with… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
You make men love their government and their country by giving them the kind of government and the kind of country that… — Zechariah Chafee Copy Share Image
It might sound contrary to the wisdom of the world to suggest that one who is burdened with sorrow should give thanks… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and… — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
The four points of the compass be logic, knowledge, wisdom and the unknown. Some do bow in that final direction. Others advance… — Roger Zelazny Copy Share Image
“Er..." I bit my lower lip. "Do you have a minute? I wanted to talk to you really quickly, without being overheard."… — Katie MacAlister Copy Share Image
Most of our censure of others is only oblique praise of self, uttered to show the wisdom and superiority of the speaker.… — Tryon Edwards Copy Share Image
Without winter, there can be no spring. Without mistakes, there can be no learning. Without doubts, there can be no faith. Without… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“...they are able to forgive themselves, as a wise man once said, for being human. That is knowing that life is hard… — Charles Van Doren Copy Share Image
“Did you have a rough month? I did :( but, you know what? There’s no time to dwell on a missed opportunity… — Pablo Copy Share Image
“you can’t empathize, if you can’t or aren’t willing to put yourself into someone else’s place with all the compassion and insight… — Joe Mynhardt Copy Share Image
The history of science and culture is filled with stories of how many of the greatest scientific and artistic discoveries occurred while… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
“Respecting differences while gaining insight into our essential connected-ness, we can free ourselves from the impulse to rigidly categorize the world in… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“How displaced is the sympathy lavished on adolescents. There is a yet more difficult age which comes later, when one has less… — Barbara Pym Copy Share Image
“When you engage with people, you build your own insight into what’s being discussed. Someone else’s understanding complements yours, and together you… — Marcia Conner Copy Share Image
We shall not read it for its sociological insights, which are non-existent, nor as science fiction, because it has a general air… — Peter Medawar Copy Share Image
“It would have been so much in accordance with the wisdom of life, which consists in putting out of sight all the… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Common sense dictates that we evaluate our beliefs on the basis of how they affect us. If they make us more loving,… — Barbara Marx Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Open source is characteristically about herd behavior and local hill climbing. There is such a thing as the wisdom of crowds, but… — Peter Lucas Copy Share Image
“Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: For wither thou goest, I will go; and where… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Books are useless! I only ever read one book, To Kill a Mockingbird, and it gave me absolutely no insight on how… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Loyalty and obedience to wisdom and justice are fine; but it is still finer to defy arbitrary power, unjustly and cruelly used--not… — Elizabeth Gaskell Copy Share Image
“wisdom needs no violence...As it is we have played at war – that’s what’s vile! We play at magnanimity and all that… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“Most of the truly kind people of this world show some measure of discomfort when offered kindness. Their gratitude stems not only… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
We are the wise. Do not envy us— We who are too wise to draw near the fire Lest we get burned;… — Lois Duncan Copy Share Image
Most people are oblivious to F.A. Hayek's insight that the critical information needed to run an economy - or even 15 percent… — John Stossel Copy Share Image
“It is not possible to be seduced by the lure of ego-gratification or intimidated by the tyranny of imposters when we know… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
“No art takes places without inspiration. Every artist also needs effective knowledge of his or her tools (e.g., does a certain brush… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was born in love with all elephants. Not for a reason that I know. Not because of any of their individual… — Pat Derby Copy Share Image
“It is safe to assume that any individual or group you wish to influence has access to more wisdom than they currently… — Annette Simmons Copy Share Image
Sincerity w the most compendious wisdom, an excellent instrument for the speedy despatch of business. It creates confidence in those we have… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
A girl becomes a wife with her eyes wide open. She knows that those sweetest words, 'I take thee to be my… — Alan Beck Copy Share Image
Today is not the day you quit. Nor is it the day you cry. Today you know that you have all the… — Sarah Ban Breathnach Copy Share Image
“The future is fiction. It will come, of course, we hear about it all the time, but the old wisdom knows that… — Andrzej Stasiuk Copy Share Image
Equality of economic opportunity, in the context of private property, means equality of opportunity for the millions of capital-less households of today… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
“They told us to depend on memory, because nothing written down could be relied on. The Spirit travels from mouth to mouth,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“The four had come to an exciting decision" during the six months of the blockade threatened by the authorities, they would make… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Don’t ever let rejections or failures put you down and keep you from trying. Believe in yourself, have an unwavering desire to… — Roopleen Copy Share Image
