#wisdom

The distance between your knowledge of truth and your obedience is called lack of integrity. And the amount of negative behavior--or lack of integrity--a person exhibits is directly proportional to their amount of pain." - Tara Leigh's therapist (p.118) ↗

— Tara Leigh Cobble

#integrity #obedience #pain #truth #wisdom

Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations. ↗

— Luther Standing Bear

#faith

The best birthday present I ever got from my grandpa was a skinny black tie. It didn’t come in a bag, a box, or even rolled up in tissue paper. It came wrapped in wisdom. As soon as he gave it to me he said, “A tie would make a stronger impression on your boss if you used it as a blindfold and kidnapped him. That‘s why I bought you a black one. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#blindfold #funny #kidnapped #wisdom #funny

The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it. ↗

— Criss Jami

#arrogance #arrogant #boasting #bragging #challenges

Granny was an old-fashioned witch. She didn’t do good for people, she did right by them. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#wisdom #humor

Every time we start thinking we're the center of the universe, the universe turns around and says with a slightly distracted air, 'I'm sorry. What'd you say your name was again? ↗

— Margaret Maron

#wisdom #humor

Clichés can be quite fun. That's how they got to be clichés. ↗

— Alan Bennett

#humor #wisdom #writing #humor

You shouldn't imagine things that you haven't a shred of proof happened... ↗

— Susan Meissner

#imagination

Ends are not bad things, they just mean that something else is about to begin. And there are many things that don't really end, anyway, they just begin again in a new way. Ends are not bad and many ends aren't really an ending; some things are never-ending. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#beginnings #endings #ends #inspirational-life #inspirational-quotes

He doesn't want you to obey a bunch of rules, He wants your love. ↗

— Lacey Mosley

#god #inspirational #love #obedience #religion