"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise."
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"The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark."
"Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public."
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
"The pleasures arising from thinking and learning will make us think and learn all the more. 1153a 23"
"The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be."
"Your biggest opportunity probably lies under your own feet, in your current job, industry, education, experience or interests."
"Life, it’s made up of two things—time and love. A watch tells one, but what tells the other? We tell each other."
"People of limited intelligence are fond of talking about "these days,"imagining that they have discovered and appraised the peculiarities of "these days"and that human nature changes with the times."
"It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing."
"What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it."
"If you don't think you need to develop your personal brand, my advice for you comes in the wisdom of two road signs: STOP; DEAD END."
"There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors."
"People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don't know is what what they do does."
"When every situation which life can offer is turned to the profit of spiritual growth, no situation can really be a bad one."
"The beauty of collaboration between older and younger generations is that we combine strength with wisdom—a surefire way to accomplish more for the glory of God."
"What God says is best, indeed is best, though all men in the world are against it. Seeing, then, that God prefers his religion; seeing God prefers a tender conscience; seeing they that make themselves fools for the kingdom of heaven are wisest; and that the poor man that loveth Christ is richer than the greatest man in the world that hates him: Shame, depart, thou art an enemy to my salvation."
"Wisdom is knowing when you are being patient, and when you are wasting time by waiting."
"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."
"The use of sea and air is common to all; neither can a title to the ocean belong to any people or private persons, forasmuch as neither nature nor public use and custom permit any possession therof."