wisdom

"Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide what's possible."

"Time is a game played beautifully by children."

"Penetrate deep into the word "Om". Gradually the word will disappear and only the silence will remain. The word is a support. The meaning is within you. Om brings out that meaning which is hidden in your soul."

"To be invisible, paint yourself with the direct shade of zero. Leave nothing to chance, by taking nothing with you wherever you go."

"The man of wisdom is never of two minds;the man of benevolence never worries;the man of courage is never afraid."

"All our wisdom is stored in the trees."

"Don’t let mental blocks control you. Set yourself free. Confront your fear and turn the mental blocks into building blocks."

"It is because of its emptiness that the cup is useful."

"re-examine all you have been told in school or church or in any book, and dismiss whatever insults your own soul; and your very flesh shall be a great poem, and have the richest fluency, not only in its words, but in the silent lines of its lips and face, and between the lashes of your eyes, and in every motion and joint of your body.[From the preface to Leaves Grass]"

"Ignorance is hardly unusual, Miss Davar. The longer I live, the more I come to realize that it is the natural state of the human mind. There are many who will strive to defend its sanctity and then expect you to be impressed with their efforts."

"Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies."

"Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent."

"She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom shouldn't be spoken aloud when you are happy."

"It is beautiful to express love and even more beautiful to feel it."

"In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise. But still he wandered through the streets of the town, always silent and alone."

"Childbirth is normal until proven otherwise."

"You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself."

"It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise."

"God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars."

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next; Skill is knowing how to do it, and Virtue is doing it."