Wisdom Quotes
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
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Holding anger is a poison, it eats you from inside. We think that by hating someone we hurt them, but hatred is a curved blade and the harm we do to others, we also do to ourselves.
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Sometimes it’s not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don’t mean.
Tags: Bob Dylan Understanding
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A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
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When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard,” I am always tempted to ask, “Compared to what?”
Tags: life Sydney J. Harris
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
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