Wisdom Quotes

Having no curiosity can be a dangerous thing..

~ Nanette L. Avery

Utterly sure of himself, convinced of his power, certain that the laws that governed other men couldn't touch him, he made straight for any goal he set himself, however rarified and dazzling, even if it were folly for anyone else to even consider it.

~ Alexandre Dumas

The breath of being is been able to share your bread.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

When one door closes, a window opens and then zombies pile in and bite you in the ass.

~ Unknown

I think the essence of wisdom is emancipation, as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and now.

~ Bertrand Russell

Here is the test of wisdom, Wisdom is not finally tested in schools, Wisdom cannot be pass’d from one having it to another not having it, Wisdom is of the soul, is not susceptible of proof, is its own proof, Applies to all stages and objects and qualities and is content, Is the certainty of the reality and immortality of things, and the excellence of things; Something there is in the float of the sight of things that provokes it out of the soul.

~ Walt Whitman

Solomon had a good thing going. He asked for wisdom and he got it, riches, and power. I think I'm going to ask for wisdom too.

~ Jochebed Gwamna

Motherhood isn't just about making babies, it's about making lives and molding destinies.

~ Agu Jaachynma N.e.

Because if works doesn't mean that it's right, once can be successfully wrong~Dad to his Son...(Psalms 37:7)

~ Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

The wise learn from their own mistakes, the smart from others mistake, but the great learn from others people's success. What are you?

~ Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

Not every good idea is God's perfect will for you; it may need discerning, wisdom and experience to tell the difference.

~ Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

The mystery of the moment is indescribable.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

My past still haunts me when I sleep, although I saw that - much to my surprise- his does as well.

~ Zack Love

But then, as I looked in the mirror, I became fixated on some hairs near my carotid artery that were still there. I pushed the blade deep against my neck to shave them off, and then blood squirted out.

~ Zack Love

A few minutes later, my eyes began to feel a bit droopy, but I vaguely noticed that Anissa was whispering something.

~ Zack Love

The lead-up to the moment was magical in every respect, but a part of me was, and still is, uneasy about the whole thing for many reasons.

~ Zack Love

Instead of complaining, discover ways, tactics and tricks on how to reach out to people

~ Sunday Adelaja

Truth was something intangible, unseen, which sometimes we stumbled upon and did not recognize, but was found, and held, and understood only by old people near their death, or sometimes by the very pure, the very young.

~ Daphne Du Maurier

Take a stand that reflects the widest horizons of your soul if you don’t want to be a slave to external powers.

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.

~ Idries Shah

What is there in this big wide world for a man to talk about with certainty besides his homeland, home and family?

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Survivors and prevailers are those who love themselves above failure and everything else except the abstract and mysterious.

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Most of our brains are out, but it is good what they did for themselves by leaving this country. They are Cameroon’s reserve for development, for the day that this country shall be free. Your late father was an intelligent man. He was even more than that. He was a sage. He once said to me that the intelligent Bamilekés are those who have sought a better future for themselves and for their families in British Cameroons. He was right. They have not been brainwashed as much as their francophone brothers have. If he were alive today, I am sure he would have judged that the intelligent Cameroonians are those who have sought refuge out of Cameroon.

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

The Cameroonian soul is genuine. It is noble, and it embodies humanism.

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

The good shall prevail in the end, the truth shall be the rule and the Cameroonian soul shall be free,” Hans said in an emotion-choked voice, “However, we should never lose our heads; we should always be prepared to forgive all the repentant souls.

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

True heroes don't fall. They only encounter temporary setbacks as they forge ahead towards progress.

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life…By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

~ King Solomon

Ignorance has one virtue: persistence. It will insist through dogged persistence on leading others to follow its vision no matter how misguided. Ignorance will drive the world to the brink of failure and catastrophe and beyond into the abyss with arrogance and anger because wisdom is often too polite to fight. Wisdom doesn’t like to impose its will, but that is all ignorance understands—force over free will and choice. Sooner or later the world comes to its senses, but oh the damage that has been done.

~ John Kramer

Time alone can nourish or erode our emotions.

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

…what else do we have to ensure our sanity except our love for something beyond ourselves―our love for our families, our love for our fatherland?

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Ignorance is the master key of all evils.

~ Efrat Cybulkiewicz

A man who does not honor the company of his true friends will never see the light of true love.

~ Janvier Chouteu-Chando

To have the wisdom is rarely achieved by seeking the knowledge.

~ Will Advise

In addition to my new outlook on life, in some absurdly simple way, Anissa gave me several new reasons to live. Above all, I had to see her again and find out what, if anything, would happen between her and me.

~ Zack Love

But I did feel the vertigo of death’s invitation, beckoning me towards the dark waters below. Only a newfound perspective and desire steadied my wavering soul. I came to realize, just in time, that suicide was far too easy – and obscenely cowardly – after someone I knew, not even half my age, had been through so much worse and still marched gloriously on.

~ Zack Love

She was somehow this damaged creature I had fortuitously encountered along my path and now cared about as a result. Granted, I didn't cause her harm, as I did with Icarus, but I somehow began to feel responsible for her welfare.

~ Zack Love

Do not forget you will never live forever.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

There is madness in the heart of a man.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Evil is of the devil.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The Sun, the Stars, the Seas with all other things were made by the Divine Being, God.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita