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For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, read more
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.
Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and read more
Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures as this will only fill your mind with grief, regret and depression. Do not repeat them in the future.
If you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into read more
If you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into a concentration that you keep alive throughout the day. Then what you say, what you think, and what you do will then be in the light of that wisdom and you will avoid making mistakes and creating suffering.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and read more
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, read more
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.