Wise Quotes - Page 40

Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.

Science is the art of creating suitable illusions which the fool believes or argues against, but the wise man enjoys for their beauty or their ingenuity, without being blind to the fact that they are human veils and curtains concealing the abysmal darkness of the unknowable

When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere.

Now that I'm 91, as opposed to being 90, I'm much wiser. I'm much more aware and I'm much sexier.

The only thing we can be certain of in this life is that we can be certain of nothing.

Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?... Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.

There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before.

The wisest man is he who can account for his actions.

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

Rise above the deceptions and temptations of the mind. This is your duty. Learn to become wise. Desire nothing, give up all desires and be happy. The real spiritual progress of the meditator is measured by the extent to which they achieve inner tranquility and freedom from desire.

It does not always help to analyze and think about problems with your rational mind. Sometimes it is far more effective to turn to your inner self, to ask the universe for help. Simply sit quietly. Take a few deep breaths and focus your awareness within. Ask your wise inner self, either silently or aloud, for guidance or help in understanding the message. As you get a sense of what feels right, act on this feeling.

The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age he seeks to be as little encumbered as he possibly can.

The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.

He is the wisest who seeks God. He is the most successful who has found God.

A wise man once said, 'The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.'

Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control.

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.

No person is so grand or wise or perfect as to be the master of another person. Teacher, perhaps. Setter of good example, perhaps. Genius, perhaps. But master, no.

When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals.

The real fact of the matter is that nobody reads ads. People read what interests them, and sometimes it's an ad.

Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.

I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me which is deep, difficult to see, difficult to understand, tranquil, excellent, beyond the reach of mere logic, subtle, and to be realized only by the wise.

One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised.

The United States must not adopt the tactics of the enemy. Means are important, as ends. Crisis makes it tempting to ignore the wise restraints that make men free. But each time we do so, each time the means we use are wrong, our inner strength, the strength which makes us free, is lessened.

Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world.