Wisdom Quotes - Page 40

There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men, and by acting with promptitude, decision, and steadiness on that belief.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding

When we feel stuck, going nowhere-even starting to slip backward-we may actually be backing up to get a running start.

Accept and allow. This is the key to living a life full of Love.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence.

Our idea of God tells us more about ourselves than about Him.

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

To know you are ignorant is the beginning of wisdom.

The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.

When the student is ready the teacher will appear.

Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

We must begin looking at each other as brothers and sisters...and not walking brochures. We must see each other's strengths and encourage those strengths....We must see each others weaknesses and be patient with those weaknesses... sometimes even look beyond what we see as "weaknesses" and move on with compassion and love and respect. That takes true faith.

Live one day at a time and make it a masterpiece.

It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity.

Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged... 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' is all wrong. I tell you 'put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.'

Learning without wisdom is a load of books on a donkey's back.

What makes night within us may leave stars.

The first step in our walk of faith is to stop our own works and rest in God's love, wisdom and power.

The conventional wisdom is often wrong.

People learn more on their own rather than being force fed.

Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.

Reality is where your consciousness is located