“What is necessary is not to seek after some fantastic ideal, utterly unsuited to our real needs, but to discover the true nature of those needs, to fulfill them, and rejoice therein.”
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Wise Quotes — page 90 of 916
“The reaction of weak management to weak operations is often weak accounting.”
“Never lie to people, because the people you are able to lie to, are the people who trust you.”
“The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.”
“We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.”
“I know of no great men except those who have rendered great service to the human race.”
“An honest heart being the first blessing, a knowing head is the second.”
“Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.”
“Be happy. It's one way of being wise.”
“The consciousness of the seer, is a greater power for knowledge than the consciousness of the thinker. The perceptual power of the inner sight is greater and more direct than the perceptual power of thought.”
“Your life is a mirror. Life gives us not what we want. Life gives us who we are”
“We lie best when we lie to ourselves.”
“If you dont have any shadows you're not in the light”
“Learn from every mistake because every experience, encounter, and particularly your mistakes are there to teach you and force you into being more who you are.”
“The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter.”
“Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others.”
“When its 100 degrees in New York, it's 72 in Los Angeles. When its 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it's still 72. However, there are 6 million interesting people in New York, and only 72 in Los Angeles.”
“As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal.”
“To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many insights by looking into the past. But you are still grounded in the present moment.”
“For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.”