Wisdom Quotes - Page 55

To generalize is to be an idiot.

You must become the producer, director and actor in the unfolding story of your life.

Religions do a useful thing: they narrow God to the limits of man. Philosophy replies by doing a necessary thing: it elevates man to the plane of God.

Concision in style, precision in thought, decision in life.

I do not believe in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

A man of virtue, judgment, and prudence speaks not until there is silence.

It depends on the consent of the people to decide whether kings or consuls or other magistrates are to be established in authority over them, and if there is legitimate cause, the people can change a kingdom into an aristocracy, or an aristocracy into a democracy, and vice versa, as we read was done in Rome.

I cannot be content with less than heaven; Living, and comprehensive of all life. Thee, universal heaven, celestial all; Thee, sacrjd seat of intellective time; Field of the soul 's best wisdom : home of truth , Star-throned.

Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.

The material and the spiritual are but two parts of one universe and one truth. By overstressing one part or the other, man fails to achieve the balance necessary for harmonious development... Practice the art of living in this world without losing your inner peace of mind. Follow the path of balance to reach the inner wondrous garden of Self-Realization.

I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I demand of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action.

My health is in the hands of Allah, who has ways of testing us. Whatever happens, happens. I a'int the greatest - it's Allah. I gave myself a job. I work for God.

Mainly we obsess on fixing or pacifying the mind. I simply ask you to observe it from a place of neutrality.

A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

If you put on more garments, the cold cannot reach you. Similarly, increase your patience and concentration and even great injuries cannot vex your mind.

Who is the wisest man? He who neither knows or wishes for anything else than what happens.

Pain or love or danger makes you real again.

To understand is to perceive patterns.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise.

There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.

If you foolishly ignore beauty, then you will soon find yourself without it.