Wisdom Quotes - Page 18

Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.

Thinking is the soul talking to itself.

Nothing goes right on the outside when nothing is going right on the inside.

Only that which was effective for the first of this community will be effective for the last of it

If you search everywhere, yet cannot find what you are seeking, it is because what you seek is already in your possession.

He had no place he could stay in without getting tired of it and because there was nowhere to go but everywhere, keep rolling under the stars.

Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.

Lots of people have asked me what Gracie and I did to make our marriage work. It's simple - we don't do anything. I think the trouble with a lot of people is that they work too hard at staying married. They make a business out of it. When you work too hard at a business you get tired; and when you get tired you get grouchy; and when you get grouchy you start fighting; and when you start fighting you're out of business.

Your life is a sacred journey. It is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible, stretching your soul, learning to see clearly and deeply, listening to your intuition, taking courageous challenges at every step along the way. You are on the path... exactly where you are meant to be right now... And from here, you can only go forward, shaping your life story into a magnificent tale of triumph, of healing, of courage, of beauty, of wisdom, of power, of dignity, and of love.

In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.

Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.

The good news is that the bad news can be turned into good news when you change your attitude.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.

Absorption in worldly affairs breeds darkness in the heart, and absorption in the affairs of the next world enkindles light in the heart

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

actions speak louder than words

You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.

Say the truth even if it may be bitter.

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate.

Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in life forms.

So live for the kingdom of God. Seek to bring glory to Jesus Christ and the Lord will use you. It is my prayer, my constant and daily prayer, that God would keep me useable.