#wisdom

In his face there came to be a brooding peace that is seen most often in the faces of the very sorrowful or the very wise. But still he wandered through the streets of the town, always silent and alone. ↗

— Carson McCullers

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The fool generalizes the particular; the nerd particularizes the general; some do both; and the wise does neither ↗

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Listening and observing with your undivided attention are the most easily accessible and cheapest forms of useful intelligence. ↗

— Melody Boates

#intelligence

Our highest intelligence is deep water flowing into the shallows ↗

— Jayne Ryan

#wisdom #inspirational

Let your brilliance be expressed through kindness. ↗

— Bryant McGill

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The thing about living alone is that it gives you a lot of time to think. You don't necessarily reach any conclusions, because wisdom is largely a function of intelligence and self-awareness, not time on your hands. But you do become very good at thinking yourself into endless loops of desperation in half the time it would take a normal person. ↗

— Jonathan Tropper

#desperation #thinking #thoughts #wisdom #intelligence

Beneath the cacophony of sound generated by our world lies the quiet whisper of universal intelligence. Allow it to be heard... ↗

— Simon Boylan

#inspiriational #spirit #spiritual #wisdom #inspirational

The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego. ↗

— Hamza Yusuf

#egoism #intelligence #weak #wisdom #wise

Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

#wisdom #leadership

A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity. ↗

— Mollie Marti

#servant-leader #truth #volunteerism #wisdom #leadership