#wisdom

I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom. ↗

— Nina Totenberg

#age #comes #i #level #some

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. ↗

— Venerable Bede

#attain #before #day #delight #drink

Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films. ↗

— Beau Bridges

#allows #audience #conveys #epic #films

Really to believe in human nature while striving to know the thousand forces that warp it from its ideal development-to call for and expect much from men and women, and not to be disappointed and embittered if they fall short- to try to do good with people rather than to them- this is my religion on its human side. And if God exists, I think that he must be in the warm sun, in the kindly actions of the people we know and read of, in the beautiful things of art and nature, and in the closeness of friendships. ↗

— Randolph Bourne

#human-nature #relationships #spirituality #wisdom #art

Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#children #cumulative #each #gained #generation

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? ↗

— Norman Douglas

#platitudes #save #wisdom

Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. ↗

— Zhuang Zi

#generous #great #impassioned #petty #small

You ask how it is possible to be your own father and son. You should seek answers, although it is better to anticipate some, to be the light and dream. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#anticipation #dejan-stojanovic #dream #dreams #father

The light teaches you to convert life into a festive promenade. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #festive #light #literature #literature-quotes

With infinite wisdom and care your life is constantly sustained because Nature flows through you. ↗

— Michael J. Cohen

#infinite #life #nature #sustained #wisdom