#wisdom

Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it. ↗

— Mary Astell

#although #been #determined #either #folly

The Relation we bear to the Wisdom of the Father, the Son of His Love, gives us indeed a dignity which otherwise we have no pretence to. It makes us something, something considerable even in God's Eyes. ↗

— Mary Astell

#considerable #dignity #even #eyes #father

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#silence #sleep #wisdom

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#difference #fool #generally #greatest #happiest

Ask Elizabeth is a community of voices, it's not me standing on a podium telling people how to run their lives, it's girls helping each other sharing their wisdom and advice and I create a space for them to do it. ↗

— Elizabeth Berkley

#ask #community #create #each #elizabeth

The well of your soul will not experience the drought until in front of her will appear the moment of eternity to drink from the water of death. ↗

— Sorin Cerin

#death

Your vision will become clear only when you look into yor heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. ↗

— C.G. Jung

#dreams

I am an extremely sincere individual. I am sincere, to a fault. One of the many things that I have come to realize, to learn, is that sincerity must be reserved and given only to those who deserve it. And one must save one's emotions, channeling them only to the people who are worthy of it. One must not throw one's pearls to the pigs. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#inspirational-quotes #poise #self-preservation #sincerity #the-art-of-poise

To be able to live each day with honor, respect and dignity is the greatest achievement of all. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire

He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass. ↗

— Edgar R. Fiedler

#ball #crystal #crystal ball #eat #glass