Words Of Wisdom Quotes - Page 3

• I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.

  Hesiod

  Wise, Patience, Hope

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• The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.

  Antisthenes

  Life, Wisdom, Truth

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• As long as we're caught up in always looking for certainty and happiness, rather than honoring the taste and smell and quality of exactly what is happening, as long as we're always running from discomfort, we're going to be caught in a cycle of unhappiness and discomfort, and we will feel weaker and weaker. This way of seeing helps us develop inner strength. And what's especially encouraging is the view that inner strength is available to us at just the moment when we think that we've hit the bottom, when things are at their worst.

  Pema Chodron

  Strength, Happiness, Encouraging

  "Practicing Peace in Times of War". Book by Pema Chodron, books.google.ru. 2007.

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• We believe we are hurt when we don't receive love. But that is not what hurts us. Our pain comes when we do not give love. We were born to love. You might say that we are divinely created love machines. We function most powerfully when we are giving love. The world has led us to believe that our wellbeing is dependent on other people loving us. But this is kind of upside down thinking that has caused so many of our problems. The truth is our well being is dependent on our giving love. It is not about what comes back; it is about what goes out!

  Alan Cohen

  Love, Hurt, Truth

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• We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children

  Chief Seattle

  Motivational, Wisdom, Peace

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• A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

  Solomon

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Kings

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• The deepest words
  of the wise man teach us
  the same as the whistle of the wind when it blows
  or the sound of the water when it is flowing.

  Antonio Machado

  Wise, Wisdom, Blow

  Antonio Machado (2011). “Times Alone: Selected Poems of Antonio Machado”, p.69, Wesleyan University Press

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• This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Uplifting, Spiritual

  "The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama" edited by Sidney Piburn, (p.52), 1990.

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• Not every sky will be blue and not every day is springtime. So on the spiritual path a person learns to find this kind of happiness without needing nice things to happen on the outside. Rather, you find happiness by being who you really are. This isn't mystical. Young children are happy being who they are. The trick is to regain such a state when you are grown and have seen the light and dark sides of life.

  Deepak Chopra

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Deepak Chopra (2012). “Spiritual Solutions: Answers to Life's Greatest Challenges”, p.130, Harmony

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• Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

  Norman MacEwen

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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• We can always find a reason to praise. Situations change for better and for worse, but God's worth never changes.

  Matt Redman

  Change, God, Christian

  FaceBook post by Matt Redman from Oct 12, 2013

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• Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

  Byron Katie

  Life, Positive, Wisdom

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• Do not waste what remains of your life in speculating about your neighbors, unless with a view to some mutual benefit. To wonder what so-and-so is doing and why, or what he is saying, or thinking, or scheming -- in a word, anything that distracts you from fidelity to the ruler within you -- means a loss of opportunity for some other task.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Wisdom, Mean, Loss

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• Tough times never last, but tough people do.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Robert H. Schuller (1993). “Robert H Schuller: The Inspirational Writings : Tough Times Never Last, But Tough People Do/Tough Minded Faith for Tender Hearted People”, Bbs Publishing Corporation

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• Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him. Whenever I face an opponent in debate I silently pray - O Lord, help him so that truth may flow from his heart and on his tongue, and so that if truth is on my side, he may follow me; and if truth be on his side, I may follow him.

  Al-Shafi‘i

  God, Wisdom, Prayer

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• A small act is worth a million thoughts.

  Ai Weiwei

  Motivational, Wise, Wisdom

  "Meet the most interesting person in China" by Kathleen E. McLaughlin, www.pri.org. June 23, 2009.

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• Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Buddhist

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• If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Napoleon Hill (2013). “The Law of Success”, p.47, Courier Corporation

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• All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you.

  Joseph Campbell

  Inspirational, God, Spiritual

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• There are four types of men in this world: 1. The man who knows, and knows that he knows; he is wise, so consult him. 2. The man who knows, but doesn't know that he knows; help him not forget what he knows. 3. The man who knows not, and knows that he knows not; teach him. 4. Finally, there is the man who knows not but pretends that he knows; he is a fool, so avoid him.

  Solomon Ibn Gabirol

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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• Whether we consider the individual, family, local, national or international level, peace must arise from inner peace. For example, making prayers for peace while continuing to harbor anger is futile. Training the mind and overcoming your anger is much more effective than mere prayer. Anger, hatred and jealousy never solve problems, only affection, concern and respect can do that.

  Dalai Lama

  Jealousy, Respect, Prayer

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• Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Growing Up, Women

  FaceBook post by Anne Frank from Nov 29, 2014

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• In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

  Albert Einstein

  Motivational, Positive, Being Strong

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  The best vision is insight.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Inspirational, Business, Imagination

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• Imagine craving absolutely nothing from the world. Imagine cutting the invisible strings that so painfully bind us: what would that be like? Imagine the freedoms that come from the ability to enjoy things without having to acquire them, own them, possess them. Try to envision a relationship based on acceptance and genuine care rather than expectation. Imagine feeling completely satisfied and content with your life just as it is. Who wouldn't want this? This is the enjoyment of non-attachment.

  Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

  Inspirational, Life, Relationship

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