You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.- Naguib Mahfouz
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. - Plato
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.- Baltasar Gracian (I have no idea who this person is, but I like that his name looks suspiciously like "Battlestar Galactica")
A short saying often contains much wisdom.- Sophocles (very meta, that Sophocles.)
A short saying often contains much wisdom.- Sophocles (very meta, that Sophocles.)
It is characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.- Henry David Thoreau
The great teachings unanimously emphasize that all the peace, wisdom, and joy in the universe are already within us; we don't have to gain, develop, or attain them. We're like a child standing in a beautiful park with his eyes shut tight. We don't need to imagine trees, flowers, deer, birds, and sky; we merely need to open our eyes and realize what is already here, who we really are -- as soon as we quit pretending we're small or unholy.- Bo Lozoff (again... sounds like a phony name to me, but I really like the quote)
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. - Confucius
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson
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Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ (January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658) was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer. The three parts of his Criticón, published in 1651, 1653, and 1657, achieved fame in Europe, especially in the German-speaking countries. It is, without a doubt, the author's masterpiece and one of the great works of the Siglo de Oro. It is a lengthy allegorical novel with philosophical overtones. It recalls the Byzantine style of novel in its many vicissitudes and in the numerous adventures to which the characters are subjected, as well as the picaresque novel in its satirical take on society, as evidenced in the long pilgrimage undertaken by the main characters.
ReplyDeleteBo Lozoff is an American writer, musician, and interfaith humanitarian. Lozoff, with his wife Sita Lozoff, founded the Human Kindness Foundation. http://www.humankindness.org/
Thanks Kate. Without you, I never would have looked either of them up!
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