#wisdom

Old men tend to forget what thought was like in their youth; they forget the quickness of the mental jump, the daring of the youthful intuition, the agility of the fresh insight. They become accustomed to the more plodding varieties of reason, and because this is more than made up by the accumulation of experience, old men think themselves wiser than the young. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#wisdom #age

Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting. ↗

— Ptahhotep

#courageous #crafty #diplomacy #fighthing #heroic

I want a man who knows something about himself. And is appalled. And has to forgive himself to get along. ↗

— C.P. Snow

#humility #wisdom #courage

Everybody wants to be on the mountaintop, but if you'll remember, mountaintops are rocky and cold. There is no growth on the top of a mountain. Sure, the view is great, but what's a view for? A view just gives us a glimpse of our next destination-our next target. But to hit that target, we must come off the mountain, go through the valley, and begin to climb the next slope. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life's next peak. ↗

— Andy Andrews

#wisdom #inspirational

Be like the date that grows sweeter and sweeter , even though the soil that nourishes it is rocky and harsh ↗

— Anita Amirrezvani

#dating

She refused to be one of those girls who fell for a pretty face that just white-washed a total jack-ass underneath. She could ogle, but she would not fall until she knew he deserved her. ↗

— Kimberly Kinrade

#love #relationships #wisdom #dating

....it is of the very essence of Christianity to face suffering and death not because they are good, not because they have meaning, but because the resurrection of Jesus has robbed them of their meaning. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#death

After all Death is a Symbol that there was Life. ↗

— Mario Benedetti

#life #wisdom #death

Ignorance is fatal. ↗

— Ray Bradbury

#death #fatal #ignorance #knowledge #ray

I am just another blind man. I do not get the whole picture of what transpires in all places. I am blind and limited. I would be a fool to think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe means, I can only try to be responsible with the knowledge, the strength, and the time given to me. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#death