Wise Quotes - Page 11

• Not to care for philosophy is to be a true philospher.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Philosophy, Care

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• Practical life teaches us that people may differ and that both may be wrong: it also teaches us that people may differ and both be right. Anchor yourself fast in the latter faith, or the former will sweep your heart away.

  Augustus William Hare

  Heart, Anchors, People

  Augustus William Hare (1827). “Guesses at Truth”

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• Now and then it is a joy to have one's table red with wine and roses.

  Oscar Wilde

  Wine, Rose, Joy

  Oscar Wilde (2011). “De Profundis”, p.5, Courier Corporation

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• Is bread the better for kneading? so is the heart. Knead it then by spiritual exercises; or God must knead it by afflictions.

  Augustus William Hare

  Spiritual, Heart, Exercise

  Augustus William Hare (1827). “Guesses at Truth”

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• A wider of more altruistic attitude is very relevant in today's world. If we look at the situation from various angles, such as the complexity and inter-connectedness of the nature of modern existence, then we will gradually notice a change in our outlook, so that when we say 'others' and when we think of others, we will no longer dismiss them as something that is irrelevant to us. We will no longer feel indifferent.

  Dalai Lama

  Change, Wisdom, Nature

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• Beware of a man of one book.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Book, Men

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• It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.

  Sara Teasdale

  Broken Heart, Wisdom, Years

  Sara Teasdale (1920). “Flame and Shadow”, p.120, Рипол Классик

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• It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.

  John C. Maxwell

  Mistake, Said, Persons

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• No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness. If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Teacher

  Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

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• He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!

  Horace

  Motivational, Positive, Procrastination

  "Epistles". Book by Horace, Book I, epistle ii, lines 40 - 41, c. 20 BC-14 BC.

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• To be gentle, tolerant, wise and reasonable requires a goodly portion of toughness.

  Peter Ustinov

  Gentle, Portions, Reasonable

  "Still More of Who Said That?". Book by Renie Gee, 1981.

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• The days that make us happy make us wise

  John Masefield

  Happiness

  John Masefield, Peter Vansittart (1984). “John Masefield's letters from the front, 1915-1917”, Constable & Company Limited

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• When there is no mind, you are in yoga; when there is mind you are not in yoga. So you may do all the postures, but if the mind goes on functioning, if you go on thinking, you are not in yoga. Yoga is the state of no-mind. If you can be without the mind without doing any posture, you have become a perfect yogi. It has happened to many without doing any postures, and it has not happened to many who have been doing postures for many lives.

  Rajneesh

  Spiritual, Wisdom, Yoga

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• Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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• The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

  Socrates

  Wisdom, Philosophy, Crazy

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• Toss your dashed hopes not into a trash bin but into a drawer where you are likely to rummage some bright morning.

  Robert Breault

  Morning, Toss, Trash

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• A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

  Sophocles

  Inspirational, Education, Teaching

  David Grene, Sophocles (1959). “Sophocles”, [Chicago] : University of Chicago Press

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• It’s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings we need to pay attention to our inner values. Sometimes people think compassion is only of help to others, while we get no benefit. This is a mistake. When you concern yourself with others, you naturally develop a sense of self-confidence . To help others takes courage and inner strength.

  Dalai Lama

  Confidence, Spiritual, Wisdom

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• You must not quote to me what I once said. I am wiser now.

  Romy Schneider

  Maturity, Actresses, Said

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Laughter is poison to fear.

  George R. R. Martin

  Laughter, Fear, Laughing

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.503, Bantam

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• As long as you can start, you are all right. The juice will come.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Long, Juice

  Ernest Hemingway (2015). “Ernest Hemingway: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations”, p.11, Melville House

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• Cynicism cripples our imagination and limits our ability to see faint possibilities amidst glaring problems.

  Cory Booker

  Imagination, Limits, Problem

  Twitter post from Aug 19, 2016

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• I will be glad to discuss this proposition with my attorney, and that after I talk with one, we could either discuss it with him or discuss it with my attorney, if the attorney thinks it is a wise thing to do, but at the present time I have nothing more to say to you.

  Lee Harvey Oswald

  Thinking, Attorney, Things To Do

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• I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not. But the Earth is wise. It has given itself into the keeping of all, and all are therefore accountable.

  Alice Walker

  Earth Day, Damage, Spirit

  Alice Walker (2013). “The Alice Walker Collection: Non-Fiction”, p.256, Hachette UK

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• We could almost say that being willing to be a fool is one of the first wisdoms. So acknowledging foolishness is always a very important and powerful experience. The phenomenal world can be perceived and seen properly if we see it from the perspective of being a fool. There is very little distance between being a fool and being wise; they are extremely close. When we are really, truly fools, when we actually acknowledge our foolishness, then we are way ahead. We are not even in the process of becoming wise — we are already wise.

  Chogyam Trungpa

  Powerful, Distance, Perspective

  "The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa".

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