#wisdom

Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#consists #damn #damn fool #day #every

I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom. ↗

— John Barrymore

#fifth #had #i #i am #solomon

I'm not a money manager, but I can tell you what the conventional wisdom is. The younger you are, the more risk you can take on. ↗

— Maria Bartiromo

#conventional wisdom #i #i can #manager #money

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not, rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. this is my symphony. ↗

— William Ellery Channing

#life #wisdom #life

The source of wisdom and power, of love and beauty, is within ourselves, but not within our egos. It is within our consciousness. Indeed, its presence provides us with a conscious contrast which enables us to speak of the ego as if it were something different and apart: it is the true Self whereas the ego is only an illusion of the mind. ↗

— Paul Brunton

#self #wisdom #beauty

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#compassion #greatest #i #just #patience

As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that it's a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building. ↗

— Jane Byrne

#building #campaign #fast #i #learned

Mathematics expresses values that reflect the cosmos, including orderliness, balance, harmony, logic, and abstract beauty. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#balance #beauty #cosmos #deepak-chopra #energy

Forget the place you're trying to get to and see the beauty in right now... ↗

— Evanescence

#life #wisdom #beauty

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

— Gaiven Clairmont

#wisdom-quote #inspirational