Sage Quotes

347 Sage quotes by 203 unique authors

Evil, which is our companion all our days, is not to be treated as a foe. It is wrong to cocker vice, but we grow… — Edward Dahlberg
Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside. — Laura Bush
Evolution does not isolate us from the rest of the Kosmos, it unites us with the rest of the Kosmos: the same currents that produced… — Ken Wilber
To practice magic is to be a quack; to know magic is to be a sage. — Eliphas Levi
Not only must the most privileged feel they are brothers and sisters of the most destitute, but the most destitute must feel as well that… — Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet… — Laozi
The sage acts by doing nothing. — Laozi
A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the luster of the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The sage embraces the one, and is an example to the world. — Laozi
The sage is not ill, because he sees illness as illness. — Laozi
Because he (the Sage) opposes no one, no one in the world can oppose him. — Laozi
The sage knows without traveling, perceives without looking, completes without acting. — Laozi
He (the sage) wants all things to follow their own nature, but dares not act. — Laozi
The sage does not act and therefore does not fail, does not seize and therefore does not lose. — Laozi
Although he travels all day, the sage never loses sight of his luggage carts. — Laozi
The sage is sharp but does not cut, pointed but does not pierce, forthright but does not offend, bright but does not dazzle. — Laozi
The sage regards things as difficult, and thereby avoids difficulty. — Laozi
The sage's Way is to act and not to contend. — Laozi
The sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance. — Laozi
The sage never strives for greatness, and can therefore accomplish greatness. — Laozi
Because he (the Sage) demands no honor, he will never be dishonored. — Laozi
He (the Sage) does not show off, therefore he shines. — Laozi
The sage does not strive to be great. Thereby he can accomplish the great. — Laozi
The sage wears coarse clothes, concealing jade. — Laozi
The sage knows himself, but does not parade. He cherishes himself, but does not praise himself. — Laozi

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