Wisdom Quotes - Page 48

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.

Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.

Never give up on yourself. Then you will never give up on others.

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.

Conventional wisdom would have one believe.

If you love men and they are unfriendly, look into your love; if you rule men and they are unruly, look into your wisdom; if you are courteous to them and they do not respond, look into your courtesy. If what you do is vain, always seek within.

Wisdom is the daughter of experience

Attitude is tremendously important in chasing success - in any field of endeavour. That's why I believe talent alone will get you very little in this world.

Leave no stone unturned.

One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do thingsagainst himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions.

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.

Its language is a language which the soul alone understands, but which the soul can never translate.

Greed is permanent slavery

The need of the hour is that your life should be revolutionised. The revolution should not be an individual one but a collective one. The change should be concerning your belief, your morals, your actions, your dealings, your decisions, and your efforts. Your life in every way should become a beacon of guidance and it should become a means for Dawah.

When the inward is good the outward is also inevitably so, for the outward always follows the inward, whether good or evil.

Knowledge is power but only wisdom is liberty.

I am beginning to realize that "sanity" is no longer a value or an end in itself. The "sanity" of modern man is about as useful to him as the huge bulk and muscles of the dinosaur. If he were a little less sane, a little more doubtful, a little more aware of his absurdities and contradictions, perhaps there might be a possibility of his survival.

If you want to be found stand where the seeker seeks.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.

That’s what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we lose and how we’ve changed because of it, and what we take away from it that we never had before, to apply to other games. Losing, in a curious way is winning.

The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.

Heartache is good. Accept it joyously. Allow it, don't repress it. The natural tendency of the mind is to repress anything that is painful. By repressing it you will destroy something that is growing. The heart is meant to be broken. It's purpose is to melt into tears and evaporate. When the heart has evaporated exactly in the same place where the heart was, you come to know the deeper heart.