#wisdom

Aeschylus writes, "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grade of God. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#suffering #wisdom #art

Question everything, unless it's the answer ↗

— Benny Bellamacina

#life #philosophy #wisdom #life

Breath by breath, let go of fear, expectation, anger, regret, cravings, frustration, fatigue. Let go of the need for approval. Let go of old judgments and opinions. Die to all that, and fly free. Soar in the freedom of desirelessness. Let go. Let Be. See through everything and be free, complete, luminous, at home -- at ease. ↗

— Lama Surya Das

#approval #buddhism #buddhist-wisdom #craving #desire

In other words, we are never freer than when we become most ourselves, most human, most just, most excellent, and the like. ↗

— Os Guinness

#freedom #humanity #positive-freedom #truth #virtue

However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue. ↗

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

#beneficial #consequences #evil #extremes #forget

He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom. ↗

— James Huneker

#dares #direction #first #first step #fool

Don't go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

#goodness #inspirational #self-actualization #wisdom #inspirational

In friendship, bond not with a shallow man. ↗

— Akinari Ueda

#wisdom #friendship

To keep your secret is wisdom; to expect others to keep it is folly. ↗