Wisdom Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective - page 76

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.
 Adlai E. Stevenson
There is no object that we see; no action that we do; no good that we enjoy; no evil that we feel, or fear, but we may make some spiritual advantage of all: and he that makes such improvement is wise, as well as pious.
 Anne Bradstreet
I believe that consistently we need to look for good, and not for evil, that when we look for evil we call up evil, while heaven comes closer when we acknowledge it.
 Madeleine L'Engle
The mountain is a mirror, where climbers look to find themselves. They discover their frailty, take heart from their strengths, drink deep of the insights.
 Lincoln Hall
By understanding how all things arise together, you shift from viewing yourself as acting upon and realizing all things, to a new vision of seeing all things coming forth and realizing you.
 Reb Anderson
God hears no sweeter music than the cracked chimes of the courageous human spirit ringing in imperfect acknowledgement of His perfect love.
 Joshua L. Liebman
Even good excuses, really good ones, don't help very much. Explanations, on the other hand, are both scarce and useful. And accurate forecasts and insightful intuition are priceless.
Honesty is the best policy.
Absolute consciousness is manifest here in every circumstance of daily life because it is everywhere full and perfect. Consciousness is said to be the cause of all things because it is everywhere emergent as each manifest entity.
 Abhinavagupta
It is a serious mistake to judge God within the narrow limits of our own understanding and abilities.
It is a serious mistake to judge God within the narrow limits of our own understanding and abilities.
 Sterling W Sill
A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
 John Eldredge
Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain
Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions.
 Robert M. Pirsig
Biological engineering is not necessarily understanding systems but rather, I want to be able to design and build biological systems to perform particular applications.
 Drew Endy
Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.
 Tom Wilson
Few things are necessary to make the wise man happy while no amount of material wealth would satisfy a fool. I am not a fool.
Without constancy there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.
Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.
 Linus Pauling
Far must thy researches go
Wouldst thou learn the world to know;
Thou must tempt the dark abyss
Wouldst thou prove what Being is;
Naught but firmness gains the prize,
Naught but fullness makes us wise,
Buried deep truth e\'er lies.
Far must thy researches go Wouldst thou learn the world to know; Thou must tempt the dark abyss Wouldst thou prove what Being is; Naught but firmness gains the prize, Naught but fullness makes us wise, Buried deep truth e'er lies.
 Friedrich Schiller
If I hope to survive, I have to acknowledge the natural selection that goes on when film stocks and cameras are eliminated from the world. And film viewers won't want to watch the same thing over and over again from me.
 Guy Maddin