Great Wisdom Quotes
26 quotes by 23 authors
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Youll come to see that a man learns nothing from winning. The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom. Not least of which is…
— Albert Finney
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The great wisdom traditions of the world all recognize that the main impediment to living a life of meaning is being self-absorbed.
— Barbara Brown Taylor
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Age is a terrible avenger. The lessons of life give you so much to work with, but by the time you've got all this great…
— Elizabeth Wurtzel
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The great wisdom for writers, perhaps for everybody, is to come to understand to be at one with their own tempo.
— Alan Hollinghurst
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The integral approach is committed to the full spectrum of consciousness as it manifests in all its extraordinary diversity. This allows the integral approach to…
— Ken Wilber
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I do find life difficult at times … and I behave childishly too, do foolish things, unworthy … I don't think one can have great…
— Alison Uttley
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I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest.…
— Parker Stevenson
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Great wisdom not applied to action and behavior is meaningless data.
— Peter Drucker
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Ideas are merely sensations imprinted deep inside us...Like attracts like...There is great wisdom in the subconscious mind. If you begin to work with it, it…
— James Van Praagh
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It's important to resolve to yourself, 'I will absolutely win!' Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom and courage that…
— Daisaku Ikeda
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Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace,…
— Chen Shui-bian
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
— Zhuangzi
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New Self, New World is an extraordinary work—an awesome display of wisdom distilled from the world’s great wisdom traditions and the majestic individuals who have…
— Larry Dossey
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It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.
— John of the Cross
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..I sought a world philosophy-or an integral philosophy-that would believably weave together the many pluralistic contexts of science, morals, aesthetics, Eastern as well as Western…
— Ken Wilber
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The best way I have found to follow my true desires is to pay attention to my intuitive sense. We all have great wisdom within…
— Shakti Gawain
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Many great writers address audiences who do not exist; to address passionately and sometimes with very great wisdom people who do not exist has this…
— Wyndham Lewis
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The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.
— Rabindranath Tagore
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No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice.
— C.S. Lewis
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Life is absolutely insane. Yes, life is insane but the great wisdom lies in choosing your insanity wisely.
— Paulo Coelho
Who Wrote These Great Wisdom Quotes
23 authors contributed a total of 26 Great Wisdom Quotes as follows: