#wisdom

To my mind there is nothing so beautiful or so provocative as a secondhand book store...To me it is astonishing and miraculous to think that any one of us can poke among the stalls for something to read overnight--and that this something may be the sum of a lifetime of sweat, tears, and genius that some poor, struggling, blessed fellow expended trying to teach us the truth. ↗

— Lionel Barrymore

#bookstores #wisdom #beauty

A wise man knows when to stay silent. However, a wiser man of faith knows that sometimes words can win the battle when all odds stand against you. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#faith #fear #following-the-spirit #love #wisdom

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it: by confucius NOT andy warhol ↗

— Confucius

#confucius #not-andy-warhol #wisdom #beauty

yet if you had a desire for good or beautiful things and your tongue were not concocting some evil to say shame would not hold down your eyes but rather you would speak about what is just ↗

— Sappho

#good #goodness #shame #wisdom #beauty

Divinity for the sake of the simple-minded is beautiful. Those theological assertions you write, say, or live by that you later feel foolish about, it means God still lives in you enough to tell you that they were indeed foolish. By mistakes you know you are alive. ↗

— Criss Jami

#assertions #beautiful #correction #divinity #foolish

To be is the greatest paradox of life facing death. ↗

— Sorin Cerin

#death

Knowledge is a Bed of Roses; for Every Beautiful Flower, there are a Dozen Thorns to Match ↗

— Joshua Caleb

#knowledge #wisdom #beauty

In the search for understanding and awakening we are drawn to those teachings that convey the deepest wisdom with the greatest beauty. ↗

— Frances Vaughn Roger Walsh

#spiritual-journey #wisdom #beauty

To leave out beautiful sunsets is the secret of good taste. ↗