Wisdom isn’t just about knowing what to do, it’s also about knowing what to ignore.
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You want me to tell you what my husband thinks? My husband is not secretary of state; I am. If you want my opinion, I will tell you my opinion. I am not going to be channeling my husband.
It's been my experience that people who make proclamations about themselves are usually the opposite of what they claim to be.
A wise man who I loved very much once said: “Let’s stop finding a new witch of the week and burning them at the stake. We are all horrible and wonderful and figuring it out.”
To go north, you must journey south. To reach the west, you must go east. To go forward, you must go back. To touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow.
For the great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the cliches of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinio…
Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
Don’t trust people who don’t support you as you try to grow into a more mature and self-realized person. Don’t confide in people who aren’t as interested in your triumphs as they are in your downfalls.
Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
The scariest moment is always just before you start.
My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.
Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind, I tell you. In fact, others seem to be bothering you, but it is not others, it is your own mind.
When you make loving others the story of your life, there's never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another. And I know for sure that in the final analysis of our lives- when the to-do lists are no mor…
— Oprah, amazon.com
While the mind sees only boundaries, love knows the secret way there.
— Rumi, facebook.com
My father used to say, 'Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.'
Everything in moderation, including moderation
Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.
The soul demands your folly, not your wisdom.