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Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in read more
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of
the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the
scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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.
Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart
Must hold both sisters, never seen apart.
Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart
Must hold both sisters, never seen apart.
A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.
A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his ignorance.
Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the read more
Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.