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Wisdom Quotes by Paramahansa Yogananda
- The material and the spiritual are but two parts of one universe and one truth. By overstressing one part or the other, man fails to…
- Never be petty. Do not feed resentments against anyone. I prefer good-hearted sinners to so called good people who are intolerant and devoid of compassion.…
- Births and deaths are inevitable for man only during the state of ignorance in which he thinks he is the body and cannot exist without…
- The greatest dread of ordinary man is death, with its rude imposition interrupting fortuitous plans and fondest attachments with an unknown and unwelcome change. The…
- Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in his protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, and His Omnipresence... To be fit for Self-realization…
- Success is not rightly measured by the worldly standards of wealth, prestige and power. None of these bestow happiness unless they are rightly used. To…
- It is not a pumping-in from the outside that gives wisdom; it is the power and extent of your inner receptivity that determines how much…
- I relax and cast aside all mental burdens, allowing God to express through me His perfect love, peace, and wisdom.
- Your part is to awaken your desire to accomplish your worthy objectives. Then whip your will into action until it follows the way of wisdom…
- Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you.
- Lord Krishna... proclaims Self-realization, true wisdom, as the highest branch of all human knowledge-the king of all sciences, the very essence of dharma ("religion")-for it…
- Self-realization means to know truth through yourself, and not through others. By seeking God first, through Self-realization, all things-strength, power, prosperity, wisdom, health, and immortality-will…
- It takes a long time-many incarnations of right action, good company, help of the guru, self-awakening, wisdom, and meditation-for man to regain his soul consciousness…
More Wisdom Quotes
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love. — Paulo Coelho
- Wisdom is knowing that if you bend, you don't have to break. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow of… — Frederick Lenz
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle