#wisdom

"I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on one's shoulders in order to get a clearer view of the valley."

"Alone [10w] Alone in bed because of three wordsI hadn't said."

"The Fate of Prodigies [10w] Early to peak, early to deal with obsolescence and obscurity."

"When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don't make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em."

"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom."

"To come to nothing through something is the way to outside from both sides."

"You can have many great ideas in your head, but what makes the difference is the action. Without action upon an idea, there will be no manifestation, no results, and no reward"

"In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of thecat, although in this case there were three determinate states the catcould be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious."

"In the heartfelt mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those sitting in darkness, in the shadow of death, to guide our feet to the way of peace."

"Aus Lügen, die wir glauben, werden Wahrheiten, mit denen wir leben."

"Sometimes it's not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don't mean."

"We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are greater than we are. Perhaps this is the chief way we mature."

"Never pause unless you have a reason for it, but when you pause, pause as long as you can."

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

"Only ignorance excuses stupidity"

"I used to think I knew what was right and what was wrong, and who the good guys are, and who the bad guys are. Then the world got very gray, and I didn't know anything for a long time"

"What Teenage Boys Do On Their Computer All Day [10w] ctrl alt delete ex-girlfriendcut paste Penelope Cruzpost Facebook"

"Liberty without Learning is always in peril and Learning without Liberty is always in vain."

"Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect."

"If you’re reading these words, perhaps it’s because something has kicked open the door for you, and you’re ready to embrace change. It isn’t enough to appreciate change from afar, or only in the abstract, or as something that can happen to other people but not to you. We need to create change for ourselves, in a workable way, as part of our everyday lives."