The Stoics thought that a fundamental insight into human life is that some things are up to us and others are not,… — Massimo Pigliucci Copy Share Image
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“EVOLVE THROUGH RESOLVE: Ride the time and struggle to survive in the battles you cannot circumvent Wisdom and strength of character are… — Kamil Ali Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is the clear seeing of the impermanent, conditioned nature of all phenomena, knowing that whatever arises has the nature to cease.… — Joseph Goldstein Copy Share Image
“When we do what we love, our whole being aligns. Passion gathers the scattered energies of the mind. The chatter subsides, the… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
Wisdom is not developable, as if it's a matter of luck or personality or genetics. Well it's just not the case. Wisdom… — Alan Briskin Copy Share Image
What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
The primary cause of disorder and lawlessness today, as throughout history, is the poverty of the many in contrast to the affluence… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
“You may have fallen down, but you can get back up again. You may have doors shut, but new doors will open… — Amaka Imani Nkosazana Copy Share Image
Some people are afraid of change and [feel] that getting older is a bad thing, but I really love maturing and gaining… — Christina Aguilera Copy Share Image
Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“Every exercise you do, every five minutes of meditation you take, and every book you read, makes you a better person. It… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
When the mind is kept away from its preoccupations, it becomes quiet. If you do not disturb this quiet and stay in… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
Reality - Dreams = Animal Being Reality + Dreams = A Heart-Ache (usually called Idealism) Reality + Humor = Realism (also called… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
“Every plant, tree, and animal is a blessing and every person has a purpose for living. Courage, curiosity, and generosity produce noble… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I discovered that Human Nature was not, as I had always supposed, a fixed and unalterable entity, that wars are not caused… — Jessica Mitford Copy Share Image
“Whenever you stand up For your conscience, Be prepared to be hated By the wicked. But never, ever, let that scare you;… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
I would like to have insights into things like government, all those big ideas that you brought up that I simply don't… — Jasper Johns Copy Share Image
Today, education does not give you the wisdom and the understanding; it only indoctrinates you to believe something. So the mind knows… — Lobsang Tenzin Copy Share Image
We would never call inexplicable little insights hunches, for fear of drawing the universe's attention. But they happened, and you knew you… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
We must annex those people. We can afflict them with our wise and beneficent government. We can introduce the novelty of thieves,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Stay close by the door, if you desire all beauty And leave aside sleep, if you wish to arrive And make of… — Rabia Basri Copy Share Image
Living is one constant and perpetual instant when the arras-veil before what-is-to-be hangs docile and even glad to the lightest naked thrust… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“When someone studies well, has a successful career, or deals with difficulties well, people think he is a wise man. However, such… — Woo Myung Copy Share Image
India saw from the beginning, and, even in her ages of reason and her age of increasing ignorance, she never lost hold… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
Some guys laugh at what they put girls through, but they won't be laughing when they have to wipe the tears off… — Orebela Gbenga Copy Share Image
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“Do you understand what I'm saying?" shouted Moist. "You can't just go around killing people!" "Why Not? You Do." The golem lowered… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
My stories often begin with a situation or character rather than an insight about the human condition. It's always been difficult for… — Karl Iagnemma Copy Share Image
Once we admit that there is room for newness - that there are vastly more conceivable possibilities than realized outcomes - we… — Paul Romer Copy Share Image
The defect in wisdom and taste which exists among the majority of dancers is due to the bad education which they generally… — Jean-Georges Noverre Copy Share Image
“Wisdom bought with a tremendous price, Jane. You know what William and I suffered. I suppose the benefit to our tumultuous courtship… — Sharon Lathan Copy Share Image
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Keep the extent of your abilities unknown.The wise man does not allow his knowledge and abilities to be sounded to the bottom,… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
We are digital archives of the African Pliocene, even of Devonian seas; walking repositories of wisdom out of the old days. You… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
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You must have the confidence to override people with more credentials than you whose cognition is impaired by incentive-caused bias or some… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
With impeccable prose, dry wit, and uncommon wisdom, Ted Thompson brings to life one family's painful disappointments and powerful resilience. The Land… — Maggie Shipstead Copy Share Image
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