Wisdom Quotes - Page 5

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.

All the ups and downs are grace in different wrappings, sent to refine consciousness. Say thanks to them all.

If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

When the wisdom speaks, be silent. Do not waste your candle when the sun is there.

Your prayers are your light; Your devotion is your strength; Sleep is the enemy of both. Your life is the only opportunity that life can give you. If you ignore it, if you waste it, You will only turn to dust.

You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.

Search for what is good and strong and beautiful in your society and elaborate from there. Push outward. Always create from what you already have. Then you will know what to do.

When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.

A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in timeof need, behind your back, and after your death.

Eyes are at rest, the stars are setting. Hushed are the stirrings of birds in their nests, Of monsters in the ocean. You are the Just who knows no change, The Balance that can never swerve, The Eternal which never passes away. The doors of Kings are bolted now and guarded by soldiers. Your Door is open to all who call upon You. Each love is now alone with his beloved. And I am alone with You.

An individual step in character training is to put responsibility on the individual.

Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.