Wisdom Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective - page 48

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from force of character: for obedience is the constant will to execute what, by the general decree of the commonwealth, ought to be done.
For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from force of character: for obedience is the constant will to execute what, by the general decree of the commonwealth, ought to be done.
 Baruch Spinoza
What I condemn are our system of values and the men who don't acknowledge how great, difficult, but ultimately beautiful women's share in society is.
 Anne Frank
No one can hold absolute power for long, controlled power endures.
Putting our heads in the sand is not a wise strategy.
 Steven Petrow
Grace is the understanding that God is a better savior than you are a sinner.
 Christopher Love
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.
Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith but in doubt. It is when we are unsure that we are doubly sure.
 Reinhold Niebuhr
As your understanding of life continues to grow, you can walk upon this planet safe and secure, always moving forward toward your greater good.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
I think what I represent is achieving what you want in life. It\'s a matter of your attitude. Some people have a negative attitude, and that\'s their disability.
I think what I represent is achieving what you want in life. It's a matter of your attitude. Some people have a negative attitude, and that's their disability.
 Marla Runyan
The fragrance of sandalwood and rosebay does not travel far. But the fragrance of virtue rises to the heavens.
The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don't acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
What I think happens, and that you have to acknowledge though, is that a director uses a book as a launching pad for his own work and that's always very flattering.
 Katherine Dunn
The wise man always throws himself on the side of his assailants. It is more his interest than it is theirs to find his weak point.
The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism.
 Todd Gitlin
The ills of discrimination are still with us. We have to continue the tenacity and vigilance of the 1960s. Racial understanding is not something we find; it's something we create.
 Thomas Cole
Certain souls seem hard because they are capable of strong feelings, and they sometimes go to rather extreme lengths; their apparent unconcern and cruelty are but ways, known only to themselves, of feeling more strongly than others.
 Marquis de Sade
The worst kind of sin is not to acknowledge that you are sinful.
The worst kind of sin is not to acknowledge that you are sinful.
 Caesarius of Arles
Remember that there is a God who desires neither praise nor glory from men created in his image, but rather that they, guided by the understanding given them, should in their actions become like unto him.