Wisdom Quotes - Page 41

Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.

Give a man food, and he can eat for a day. Give a man a job, and he can only eat for 30 minutes on break.

Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.

It is easy to believe we are each waves and forget we are also the ocean.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

When we seek to understand what another appreciates about their own way of life, and when we take the chance to see their life and the beauty of their culture though their eyes, this action and choice can eliminate feelings of both fear and separation and bond us deeply.

Capital can do nothing without brains to direct it.

Every drop of sweat and every breath we take in life, if not taken for the sake of Allah, will lead to regret and sorrow on the Day of Judgment

Slowly but certainly the proletarian, by every political reform which secures his well-being under new rules of insurance, of State control in education, of State medicine and the rest, is developing into the slave, leaving the rich man apart and free. All industrial civilization is clearly moving towards the re-establishment of the Servile State.

Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!

Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.

We need enthusiasm, imagination and the ability to face facts, even unpleasant ones, bravely. We need to correct, by drastic means if necessary, the faults in our economic system from which we now suffer. We need the courage of the young. Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you. May every one of us be granted the courage, the faith and the vision to give the best that is in us to that remaking!

In a state-run society the government promises you security. But it's a false promise predicated on the idea that the opposite of security is risk. Nothing could be further from the truth. The opposite of security is insecurity, and the only way to overcome insecurity is to take risks. The gentle government that promises to hold your hand as you cross the street refuses to let go on the other side.

The proposition that Muslims are welcome in Britain if, and only if, they stop behaving like Muslims is a doctrine which is incompatible with the principles that guide a free society.

The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.

The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

Everything we do affects other people.

We used to say that those amongst us with the most sins are those who spend their time talking about the sins of others.

If someone wants to know what position he enjoys in the eyes of God, he has only to look at what place he gives to God (in his heart and life)

A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all.

here is a great difference between knowing a thing and understanding it. You can know a lot and not really understand anything.

It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.

The mind is like a fertile garden in which anything that is planted, flowers or weeds, will grow.

I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right.