“And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it;… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“If we continue to accumulate only power and not wisdom, we will surely destroy ourselves. Our very existence in that distant time… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“This was dangerous talk—in these enlightened times, a wise woman would never be too clever. The accusation of witchcraft had rid many… — Joss Alexander Copy Share Image
There is a great deal of difference between living and surviving. You can survive in debauchery, even in sickness and despair. But… — Hubert H. Humphrey Copy Share Image
In questions of law or of fact conscience is very often confounded with opinion. No man's conscience can tell him the rights… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“If I love a dose of (good) theology or philosophy, I probably also love discipline, improvement, wisdom, and challenges. If I hate… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Among wise men there is no place at all left for hatred. For no one except the greatest of fools would hate… — Boethius Copy Share Image
Meditation is an insight that all goals are false. Meditation is an understanding that desires don't lead anywhere. Seeing that... And this… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“The act of gaining true insights from self - reflection is a futile action for most ... as there are easy way… — Anubhav Mishra Copy Share Image
“When we reflect on the larger picture of our lives, we can compass our ‘cherished priorities’ and discover whether they align with… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“Proverbs is not a reference book to pull off the shelf when you are stumped by life’s difficulties. It is not a… — Anthony Selvaggio Copy Share Image
Thunder is no longer the voice of an angry god... No river contains a spirit... no snake the embodiment of wisdom, no… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
When you start witnessing something without thought, there is no obstruction for absorbing the knowledge about that thing because there is no… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
“The opposite of oppression is not anarchy but self-discipline. The opposite of commitment is not rebellion but morality. The opposite of religion… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands - a mountain, a star, the turn of… — Sid Lovett Copy Share Image
“You think it's time for a new beginning. You long to start from scratch, so you seek new things - trying like… — Alfa H Copy Share Image
Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good,… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I quite like the idea - just as an abstract idea - of 12 people's collective life experience and wisdom being this… — Peter Morgan 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
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
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
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
“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
“...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
“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
“In prayer Jesus slows us down, teaches us to count how few days we have, and gifts us with wisdom. He reveals… — Brennan Manning 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
“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
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
“Yes. Knock and it shall be opened to you. The gift of wisdom can be found, if one wishes to search for… — Faith Hunter Copy Share Image
We need enthusiasm, imagination and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones, bravely. We need to correct, by drastic means if… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The beauty of the ragamuffin gospel lies in the insight it offers into Jesus: the essential tenderness of His heart, His way… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Twelve Priceless Qualities of Success: 1. The value of time. 2. The success of perseverance. 3. The pleasure of working. 4. The… — Marshall Field Copy Share Image
As far as the earth is from the stars, and fire from the sea, so is the useful from the right. Power… — Lucan Copy Share Image
Wise men read very sharply all your private history in your look and gait and behavior. The whole economy of nature is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“A religious individual may most gloriously carry out his or her own rituals, as a part of his or her cultural identity,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
