Wisdom Quotes Page 2

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

This was said by gene wilder ... what does it mean ?

I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.

Education means to bring out wisdom. Indoctrination means to push in knowledge.

Don't make permanent decisions based on temporary feelings.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.

Sabr is not remaining quiet and allowing anger to build up inside you.

Sabr is to talk about what's bothering you without losing control of your emotions.

Not all stars belong to the sky.

People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for reckoning the number of idle words they speak.

To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.

But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure ... Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot.

Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned"

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?

To achieve you need a to-do list. To achieve greatness you need a not-to-do list. Use this tip for your personal success and business goals. Start writing down aspirations you don’t need to get done right now and use as monthly moonshot goals. I prefer to call this a “not-yet-list.” It helps keep your “to-do-list” shorter without losing sight of a great idea. Eventually items from the not-yet-list move to the to-do-list.

A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey success story.

Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

Most of our problems are because we act without thinking or we keep thinking without acting.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

A person’s tongue can give you the taste of his heart.

Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.

Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.

Choose your friends wisely. The company you keep can and will affect the opportunities you see.

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children.

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

Every person that you meet knows something you don't; learn from them.

Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.

We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.

For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.

For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

My poor dad said, 'You need to know a lot about one speciality.' My rich dad said, 'You need to learn a little about a lot of things.'

Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.

My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whorehouse or a politician. To tell the truth, there's hardly a difference.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things.

He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Watch what the idiots are doing, and do the opposite.

If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other.

If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys.

The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom.

At the end of the day, you can have something in your head, something in your hand, or something in your heart. What are you choosing?

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection.

With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.