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Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
The toughest test of good judgment is to know when to withhold your better judgment.
The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find yourself and your country both examples and warnings; fine things to take as models, base things rotten through and through, to avoid.
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek.
The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.
The only truth is music.
Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he could, expunge it from his memory.
He who hesitates is sometimes wise.
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.
First, then, a woman will, or won't, - depend on't; If she will do't, she will; and there's an end on't. But, if she won't, since safe and sound your trust is, Fear is affront: and jealousy injustice.
Abu Dharr once described the people of the world, says, "They breed what will they ultimately bury, they build what will eventually be destroy, they hold firm to what is emphemeral, and they forsake what is everlasting. Hence, blessed are the two cries people abominate most: Death and poverty.
Appearances often are deceiving.
Dhikr is the reason for the life of the heart and leaving it is the reason for its death.
True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance.
It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother's milk.
All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds; and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere; and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry.
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
If ever America undergoes great revolutions, they will be brought about by the presence of the black race on the soil of the United States - that is to say, they will owe their origin not to the equality but to the inequality of conditions.
To maintain nice relation with the people is half of intelligence, nice questioning is half of knowledge, and nice domestic arrangements is half of the management of livelihood.
It is easier to look wise than to talk wisely.
MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
I am one of those who do not believe that a national debt is a national blessing, but rather a curse to a republic; inasmuch as it is calculated to raise around the administration a moneyed aristocracy dangerous to the liberties of the country.
Intuition is the wisdom formed by feeling and instinct - a gift of knowing without reasoning... Belief is ignited by hope and supported by facts and evidence - it builds alignment and creates confidence. Belief is what sets energy in motion and creates the success that breeds more success.
People always blame the girl; she should have said no. A monosyllable, but conventional wisdom has always been that boys can't manage it.
The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.
Now property is part of a household, and the acquisition of property part of household-management; for neither life itself nor the good life is possible without a certain minimum supply of the necessities.
We must speak first about the division of land and about those who cultivate it: who should they be and what kind of person? We do not agree with those who have said that property should be communally owned, but we do believe that there should be a friendly arrangement for its common use, and that none of the citizens should be without means of support.
Strange as it may seem, my life is based on a true story
Inform all the troops that communications have completely broken down.
Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness.
Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
Presumption first blinds a man, then sets him a running.
Better slip with foot than tongue.
What you would seem to be, be really.
We know that the only alternative to private competition is government monopoly of enterprise. We know that when government monopolizes production, distribution, and employment, it is no longer the servant of men - it is their master. And, therefore, we know that economic liberty and political liberty are inseparable parts of the same ball of wax - that we must keep them both, or we shall lose them both.
Speakers have been showering us with pearls of wisdom for centuries, and if all of their valuable advice were laid end to end, it would still be just as good as new. Very little of it has ever been used.
Modern technique has made it possible for leisure, within limits, to be not the prerogative of small privileged classes, but a right evenly distributed throughout the community. The morality of work is the morality of slaves, and the modern world has no need of slavery.
If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.
This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say.
Suffering is one of life's great teachers.
The world is nothing but my perception of it. I see only through myself. I hear only through the filter of my story.
Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.
Who will take medicine unless he knows he is in the grip of disease?
Perfect humility dispenses with modesty.
I will not be at the mercy of the telephone!
We regard God as an airman regards his parachute; it's there for emergencies but he hopes he'll never have to use it.
Reasoning is never, like poetry, judged from the outside at all.
Tell no man anything, for no man listens Yet hold thy lips ready to speak.
Belief in ourself is like a muscle - it is strengthened by constant and careful use.
The opportunity of a lifetime must be grasped within the lifetime of that opportunity.
It's OK to be down in the dumps - just don't stay there too long.
The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
Those base men who speak of the secret faults of others destroy themselves like serpents that stray onto anthills.
He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.
Time perfects all living beings as well as kills them; it alone is awake when all others are asleep. Time is insurmountable.
Generosity, pleasing address, courage and propriety of conduct are not acquired, but are inbred qualities.
Learning is like a cow of desire. It, like her, yields in all seasons. Like a mother, it feeds you on your journey. Therefore learning is a hidden treasure.
Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth.
The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody's watching.
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
The courage to speak must be matched by the wisdom to listen.
We in the richest societies have too many calories even as we starve for beautiful, fresh food; we have overly large houses but lack spaces that truly embody our individuality and connectedness; media surround us everywhere while we starve for authentic communication. We are offered entertainment every second of the day but lack the chance to play. In the ubiquitous world of money, we hunger for all that is intimate, personal and unique.
When we become a really mature, grown-up, wise society, we will put teachers at the center of the community, where they belong. We don't honor them enough, we don't pay them enough.
Good listeners believe they can learn something from everyone.
Master those books you have. Read them thoroughly. Bathe in them until they saturate you. Read and re-read them...digest them...a student will find that his mental constitution is more affected by one book thoroughly mastered than by 20 books he has merely skimmed.
If one extends knowledge to the utmost, one will have wisdom. Having wisdom, one can then make choices.
The advantage of age is that you swap youth for wisdom. You're so full of insecurities when you're young. 'Who am I? What do I have to do for people to like me?' You get caught up in things. You get very emotional about things.
Home is not where you live but where they understand you.
Wise? No, I simply learned to think.
Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description.
Change only takes place through action, not through meditation and prayer.
If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.
Differences in religious beliefs, politics, social status, and position are all secondary. When we look at someone with compassion, we are able to see beyond these secondary differences and connect to the primary essence that binds all humans together as one.
A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils. It undermines the virtues necessary for the support of the social system, and encourages propensities destructive to its happiness. It wars against industry, frugality, and economy, and it fosters the evil spirits of extravagance and speculation.
The notion that any one person can describe 'what really happened' is an absurdity. If ten - or a hundred - people witness an event, there will be ten - or a hundred - different versions of what took place. What we see and how we interpret it depends entirely upon our individual past experience.
Forgiveness prompted by love is the only way to repair the devastation that so often mars our relationships.
The old will disappear. Human level consciousness by itself can no longer resolve the complexities it has created.
Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.
In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty...in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe.
Given the unprecedented ignorance of the Bible in contemporary America, it is likely that more young Americans will only know the Noah of 'Noah.' We can only hope that the film offers even a fraction of the wisdom of the original.
A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
To manage our emotions is not to drug them or suppress them, but to understand them so that we can intelligently direct our emotional energies and intentions.... It's time for human beings to grow up emotionally, to mature into emotionally managed and responsible citizens. No magic pill will do it.
No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There's too much work to do.
It's dead easy to die; it's the keeping on living that's hard.
So far as I am concerned, poetry and every other art was and is and forever will be strictly and distinctly a question of individuality... If poetry is your goal, you've got to forget all about punishments and all about rewards and all about self-styled obligations and duties and responsibilities etcetera ad infinitum and remember one thing only: that it's you - nobody else - who determine your destiny and decide your fate. Nobody else can be alive for you; nor can you be alive for anybody else... There's the artist's responsibility; and the most awful responsibility on earth.
Thinking is only a small aspect of consciousness. Thought cannot exist without consciousness, but consciousness does not need thought
In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.
Thank God, men that art greatly guilty are never wise.
I have been reading the Old Testament, a most bloodthirsty and perilous book for the young. Jehovah is beyond doubt the worst character in fiction.
Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says: it can't be done.
The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours.
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.
Do not mistake a child for his symptom.