Wisdom Quotes - Page 14

Love consists of a commitment which limits one's freedom - it is a giving of the self, and to give oneself means just that: to limit one's freedom on behalf of another.

Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.

If you learn from many wise men who disagree one another,
you will find that there are many wisdoms came out of truth.
In the end, you must find truth and define your own wisdom.

Truth may be stranger than fiction, but fiction is truer.

Could mankind declare it was truly wise? Did man know everything on earth, or would he ever? Certainly not!

You can always tell the heart of man by what he do, and by what he don't do...

And remember that within every lie, there is a truth hidden. Know the truth to defeat the lie.

Women were created gullible. It they weren't no babies would be born.

See with the eyes of love and a thing becomes beautiful. See with the eyes of hate and things are ugly.

Anyway, the trick is simply this: No matter what happens, keep your heart open. Wide open. The heart is made of love, and love is indestructible, and only the arrogance of ego would presume that it requires protection. To open your heart is to reduce your ego, and this is the only magic that is ever required to experience the naked truth.

One's rebuke engraves itself upon the mind more than one's praise.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who Love you.

God existed before every religion; He exists in spite of all religions.

Nature is an outcry, unpolished truth; the art - a euphemism - tamed wilderness.

Its not how strong you are, its how firm your footing is.

It is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves

Our power lies in our small daily choices, one after another, to create eternal ripples of a life well lived.

As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music.

...the wise words of a friend and guide rang in my head. 'How would you distinguish a true servant of God from a traitor?...You should take especial notice of how a person speaks, not of other things, but of God.

We should've been different breeds. There can only be one lion in a small cage. It's not important if the other lion is sleeping or crouching in the corner. The only important thing is that...it's a lion.