Quotes tagged ‘Wisdom’

“Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.”

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge, amazon.com

“Maybe I should have been wiser. But the only way I could have was to have been a completely different person.”

— Elizabeth Wurtzel, thecut.com

“We are drowning in information while starving for wisdom.”

— Conscious Arrival, instagram.com

“The older I get, the more I understand that it’s okay to live a life others don’t understand.”

— Conscious Arrival, instagram.com

“As above, so below. To my higher self, I now surrender all control. As without, so within. Love will be my eternal mantra; my constant hymn. As the universe, so the soul. My heartbeat will match the beat of the universe; this being my lifetime goal. May my body become the true embodiment of my soul.…”

— Conscious Arrival, instagram.com

“The more wisdom you attain and the more conscious you become, the crazier you will appear to others.”

— Conscious Arrival, instagram.com

“Beldar Conehead: When my people come to colonize this planet, your name will be on the protected rolls, and you will come to no harm. Gladys Johnson, Driving Student: You are wise. But there's a sadness to your wisdom.”

— Tom Davis, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Beldar Conehead, Dan Aykroyd, imdb.com

“My child. You will have a good and decent man to raise you. A man who will give of himself before anyone else.”

— Mike Rich, Mary, Keisha Castle-Hughes, imdb.com

“Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all.”

— Toni Morrison, refinery29.com

“The best thing an artist ever told me when I was quite young was, 'Hard wood grows slowly.' That’s really the truth.”

— Jewel, amazon.com

“Iris Gaines: You know, I believe we have two lives. Roy Hobbs: How... what do you mean? Iris Gaines: The life we learn with and the life we live with after that.”

— Roger Towne, Phil Dusenberry, Iris Gaines, Glenn Close, imdb.com

“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.”

— Kind Mufasa, King Mufasa (voice), James Earl Jones, imdb.com

“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”

— Maya Angelou, amazon.com

“We can't have him assassinated. I suppose.”

— Julian Fellowes, Brendan Coyle, Brian Kelly, Violet Crawley, Maggie Smith, imdb.com

“You learn more from your bad things than your good things.”

— Ozzy Osbourne, theguardian.com

“Understanding and wisdom don’t come from thinking and reasoning, but from direct experience.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh, twitter.com

“Love conquers all.”

— Virgil, en.wikipedia.org

“Marcus Aurelius: Are you ready to do your duty for Rome? Commodus: Yes, father. Marcus Aurelius: You will not be emperor. Commodus: Which wiser, older man is to take my place? Marcus Aurelius: My powers will pass to Maximus, to hold in trust until the Senate is ready to rule once more. Rome is to be…”

— David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson, Marcus Aurelius, Richard Harris, imdb.com

“If you want to have healthy relationships with other people, you need to develop a healthy one with yourself first, and that can’t come without you spending time on your own. You literally need to be alone.”

— Chidera Eggerue, nytimes.com

“You know what’s the biggest motivation? Leaving ungrateful people behind. There’s no greater teacher than loss. You’ve learnt to be confident enough to walk away from those who find it hard to make room for you. Because in the end, you’ll never miss what’s meant for you.”

— Chidera Eggerue, theslumflower.com