Wisdom Quotes - Page 10

• One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

  Andre Gide

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "The Counterfeiters". Book by Andre Gide, 1925.

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• Wisdom. . .is knowing what you have to accept.

  Wallace Stegner

  Knowing, Understanding, Accepting

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  It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

  Voltaire

  Freedom, Fool, Vegan

  "Le dîner du comte de Boulainvilliers: Troisième Entretien". Book by Voltaire, 1767.

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• O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.

  Rabia Basri

  Spiritual, Religion, Paradise

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• There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality.

  Seneca the Younger

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.

  Dan Millman

  Life, Philosophy, Journey

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• When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

  Speech to United Negro College Fund, Indianapolis, Ind., 12 Apr. 1959

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• The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

  Niccolo Machiavelli

  Wise, Opportunity, Men

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• We have no words for speaking of wisdom to the stupid. He who understands the wise is wise already.

  Georg C. Lichtenberg

  Wise, Stupid, Silly

  "Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook E 49, 1799.

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• The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Success, Spiritual, Yoga

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• The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Friendship, Positive

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• Wisdom is what's left after we've run out of personal opinions.

  Cullen Hightower

  Running, Personal Opinions, Belief

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• Wisdom begins in wonder.

  Socrates

  Wise, Spiritual, Nature

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• The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them.

  Paulo Coelho

  Eye, Reflection, Mirrors

  "Manuscript Found in Accra". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2012.

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• Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

  Seneca the Younger

  Inspirational, Success, Tattoo

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• The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

  Thomas Paine

  Inspirational, Life, Country

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• It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity.

  Arthur H. Vandenberg

  Change, Opportunity, Important

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• Dogma demands authority, rather than intelligent thought, as the source of opinion; it requires persecution of heretics and hostility to unbelievers; it asks of its disciples that they should inhibit natural kindliness in favor of systematic hatred.

  Bertrand Russell

  Intelligent, Hatred, Demand

  Bertrand Russell, John G. Slater, Peter Köllner (1997). “Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68”, p.403, Psychology Press

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• Man who is created alone should be aware that he will also die alone. Yet during his life, he lives almost addicted to possessions... the only assets one can take with him when one dies is one's belief or disbelief

  Harun Yahya

  Islamic, Being Alone, Men

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• When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

  Epictetus

  Forgiveness, Spiritual, Philosophy

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• The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

  Rumi

  Inspirational, Life, Broken Heart

  "Donald Trump Fails George W. Bush's Lessons From 9/11" by John Bridgeland, time.com. October 19, 2016.

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• The answer lies within ourselves. If we can't find peace and happiness there, it's not going to come from the outside.

  Tenzin Palmo

  Happiness, Happy, Spiritual

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• Knowledge will give you power, but character respect.

  Bruce Lee

  Respect, Knowledge, Character

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.46, Tuttle Publishing

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• Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Life, Two

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jan 08, 2012

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