“We do not look in great cities for our best morality.”
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Wise Quotes — page 104 of 916
“The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and the power to serve others.”
“It is more important to know the person who has the condition than it is to know the condition the person has.”
“Opposites are cures for opposites.”
“Conduct yourself in this world as if you are here to stay forever, and yet prepare for eternity as if you are to die tomorrow.”
“A film that can be described in words is not really a film.”
“One must also acknowledge that there are moments in an organisation's development when fresh blood and new vision are required, which may imply that an outsider may be better suited to the leadership role.”
“Unless we remember we cannot understand.”
“Most leaders don't need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.”
“Wisest is he who knows what he does not know.”
“I'm glad God has all the answers, 'cause I barely understand the questions.”
“Truth is generally the best vindication against slander”
“Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.”
“I think you should always be seeking negative feedback.”
“True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and care—with no one there to see or cheer. This is the world.”
“When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken.”
“It's foolish to be prejudiced. There are so many reasons to hate people on an individual basis.”
“It's not the cards that you have all the time that makes you a winner or a loser.”
“It is failure that guides evolution; perfection provides no incentive for improvement, and nothing is perfect.”
“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.”