Wisdom Quotes

It was heartbreaking to realize how we can fail the people we most love without even trying.

~ Aspen Matis

LOVE the hideous in order to find the sublime core of it.

~ Mina Loy

To get from the tangible to the intangible (which mature artists in any medium claim as part of their task) a paradox of some kind has frequently been helpful. For the photographer to free himself of the tyranny of the visual facts upon which he is utterly dependent, a paradox is the only possible tool. And the talisman paradox for unique photography is to work the mirror with a memory as if it were a mirage, and the camera is a metamorphosing machine, and the photograph as if it were a metaphor…. Once freed of the tyranny of surfaces and textures, substance and form [the photographer] can use the same to pursue poetic truth (Minor White, Newhall, 281).

~ Minor White

Capitalism—trade and industry controlled by people instead of a state—is a fine notion. Sadly, it has devolved into a culture in which tradesmen and industrialists lie, cheat, and sacrifice themselves and others for money to buy stuff that doesn’t work, doesn’t last, and doesn’t matter. And after they’re dead, their lives haven’t mattered. Even if they built a city, others will tear it down one day to build a park. Successful capitalists invest themselves in the lives of others.

~ Ron Brackin

Diversity is wisdom.

~ Sheila Renee Parker

Perhaps it is weariness that causes seers not to act on what they see; for whereas the wisdom of the world can be vast, it includes the many futilities. Ideas do not have legs with which to run and hands with which to craft. They are wisps of smoke floating into a universe of pain and ignorance that overwhelm the capacity of one small human body and the mind trapped inside it.

~ Kate Horsley

Just because it's something original, eccentric or you're not used to it; doesn't mean it's wrong.

~ Sandra Chami Kassis

I made the money, I did not let money make me.

~ Hisham Fawzi

Of one thing I am certain: No single people, tradition, religion, governmental form, ethical program, moral code, or civilization has had sufficient wisdom and goodness to set the pattern and govern he world in the was of peace, decency and mutual respect. I do not believe God ever intended it to be that way. He wants us to reach out and learn from the wisdom he has given to humanity over broad sweeps of time and place and personality.

~ S. Michael Wilcox

A life without trouble and tragedy is boring and not a plot for comedy.

~ Debasish Mridha

Do short people reach their full potential quicker?

~ Benny Bellamacina

In life there are squares and there are circles, sometimes it's best to be an oblong

~ Benny Bellamacina

The line between spontaneity and stupidity can be very thin.

~ Martin Sheen

You fellas don' know what you're doin. You're helpin to starve kids...You don' know what you're a' doin'.

~ John Steinbeck

The phrase I dont know is the most honest thing anyone could ever say.

~ Markus W. Lunner

Your uniqueness is the master key that unlocks the hidden treasures of your lifetime.

~ Bryant Mcgill

Every part of you is a master intelligence and is speaking truth to you, and through you, at all times.

~ Bryant Mcgill

Education is the key which opens the magical door of wisdom which reveals the beauty and purpose of life.

~ Debasish Mridha

Education is the key which opens the magical door of wisdom which reveals the beauty.

~ Debasish Mridha

Do not follow conformity toward the darkness. Follow the light of wisdom to fill the world with happiness.

~ Debasish Mridha

Wounds are the fertile ground where flowers of kindness and wisdom will grow and thrive.

~ Debasish Mridha

Knowledge is abundant, but wisdom is rare.

~ Debasish Mridha

True education does not fill our minds with facts but teach us how to think to gain wisdom.

~ Debasish Mridha

It is easy to be intelligent, but it is very difficult to be wise because wisdom comes from experience.

~ Debasish Mridha

Wisdom to accept change creates life, but conformity creates stagnation and leads to death.

~ Debasish Mridha

It is not the intellect but the wisdom of love that will reveal the beauty of life.

~ Debasish Mridha

Not fame, but wisdom is the beauty of life.

~ Debasish Mridha

Wisdom reveals the beauty of the mind.

~ Debasish Mridha

Let us pray for wisdom not for superstitions.

~ Debasish Mridha

Wisdom is the ultimate blooms of a tree we call life.

~ Debasish Mridha

Turn your wound into wisdom, then help people to find true freedom.

~ Debasish Mridha

Wisdom comes from introspection.

~ Debasish Mridha

Knowledge is abundant but wisdom is rare. Knowledge might be dangerous but wisdom is fair.

~ Debasish Mridha

The reality of our connection is a new story for the whole of civilization, and operating from the wisdom of relatedness is a radical act. It is the stuff of peaceful revolution and lasting transformation.

~ Heather Lyn Mann

During self-reflection, the realization came that revolution begins within.

~ Amanda Mosher

Following the Universal Way means practicing selflessness and extending virtue to the world unconditionally. In this way one not only eliminates the heavy contamination accumulated throughout many lifetimes but may also bring about the possibility of restoring one's original divine nature and become an integral being of the multi-universe.

~ Lao Tzu

When an animal companion becomes part of your life, there's an opportunity for you to experience love, support and guidance in a compelling new way. The extent to which that love, support, and guidance manifests in your life is directly related to level of connectivity you foster with your animal friend throughout your time together.

~ Amy Miller

In the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals, for Tirawa, the One Above, did not speak directly to man. He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beast, and that from them, and from the stars and the sun and moon should man learn.. all things tell of Tirawa. What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.

~ Eagle Chief Letakos-Lesa Pawnee

It is my understanding from an intuitive relationship with animals that it is complete folly to try to figure out what is right or wrong for humans by observing what other animals are doing. Observe any animal and you will quickly figure out that a hawk does not try to hunt like an eagle. The wolf does not try to be a lion.

~ Linda Bender

To be sure, there are human abilities that other animals lack, but the more we learn about animals, the more abilities we discover that humans lack. Obviously, if animals were included in the Olympics, humans wouldn’t take home any gold medals. We can’t run as fast as a cheetah, swim as well as a fish, or lift as much weight as an elephant.

~ Linda Bender