Knowing Quotes - Page 5

You need a village, if only for the pleasure of leaving it. A village means that you are not alone, knowing that in the people, the trees, the earth, there is something that belongs to you, waiting for you when you are not there.

There's no doubt in my mind that going vegetarian has made me feel better not only physically, but also because I learned about the suffering of animals who are raised and killed for food. I feel good knowing that I'm not contributing to that.

Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know.

Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar.

God is God; you are but one of His creatures. Your only joy is to be found in obeying Him, your true fulfillment is to be found in worshiping Him, your only wisdom is to be found in trusting and knowing Him.

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts

People respect power, and it comes in many forms, Krav Maga is power, and people will respect you for knowing it

I thank God for my handicaps. For through them, I have found myself, my work and my God.

But epistemology is always and inevitably personal. The point of the probe is always in the heart of the explorer: What is my answer to the question of the nature of knowing?

Individual style is the correct balance of knowing who you are, what works fro you, and how to develop your own personality

Without even knowing, a person goes around scattering their heart. That's why if you're with a smiling person, you end up smiling with them.

Knowing God is more important than knowing about God.

Very many maintain that all we know is still infinitely less than all that still remains unknown.

The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.

I don't know all the reasons for these achievements, but I know that I love what I do and I have never wanted to rest on my laurels.

Vision is knowing who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey.

A person with ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.

I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

Knowing all objects to be impermanent, let not their contact blind you, resolve again and again to be aware of the Self that is permanent.

Happiness comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.

Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are.

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.

How do you make any sense of history, art or literature without knowing the stories and iconography of your own culture and all the world's main religions?

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.

When you appreciate the power of nature, knowing the rhythm of any situation, you will be able to hit the enemy naturally and strike naturally.