#wisdom

he who will not economize will have to agonize ↗

— Confucius

#ignorance #knowledge #suffering #wisdom #economics

The best way to measure the loss of intellectual sophistication - this "nerdification," to put it bluntly - is in the growing disappearance of sarcasm, as mechanic minds take insults a bit too literally. ↗

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#intellectual-sophistication #internet #irony #nerd #nerdery

look for a long time at what pleases you, and longer still at what pains you... ↗

— Colette

#self-help-book #words-of-wisdom #self-help

When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary." If there is some point you haven't thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#wisdom #self-improvement

The world is always open, Waiting to be discovered. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #discovery #literature #literature-quotes #open

There is no adversity that cannot bear a gift and no gift that cannot bring adversity. ↗

— Mollie Marti

#self-awareness #thriving #wisdom #self-growth

Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident. ↗

— Christopher Paolini

#truth #wisdom #funny

It don't do you no nevermind to tell nobody nothing. ↗

— Thomas McGuane

#humor #wisdom #humor

What God says is best, indeed is best, though all men in the world are against it. Seeing, then, that God prefers his religion; seeing God prefers a tender conscience; seeing they that make themselves fools for the kingdom of heaven are wisest; and that the poor man that loveth Christ is richer than the greatest man in the world that hates him: Shame, depart, thou art an enemy to my salvation. ↗

— John Bunyan

#idolatry #opinions #shame #wisdom #art

No one leads an army to war, unless they have first served in battle ↗

— Gaiven Clairmont

#wisdom-quote #inspirational