Wisdom Quotes That Will Change Your Perspective - page 84

On examinations: Das Wissen ist der Tad der Forschung. Knowledge is the death of research. Nernst\'s motto.
On examinations: Das Wissen ist der Tad der Forschung. Knowledge is the death of research. Nernst's motto.
 Walther Nernst
Loving-kindness and compassion are the basis for wise, powerful, sometimes gentle, and sometimes fierce actions that can really make a difference - in our own lives and those of others.
 Sharon Salzberg
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
We have to acknowledge the progress we made, but understand that we still have a long way to go. That things are better, but still not good enough.
In ancient times, people said that imperfect moves to becoming perfect. Are these words vain? No! Truly, by gaining Unity you come to Perfection!
These days in particular it seems not only unavoidable but even irresponsible to not acknowledge politics in some way.
 Steve Erickson
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.
Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed.
 Edward Young
I complained to Waki' about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience; He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.
 Al-Shafi‘i
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
When we pray, we must begin by conceiving God in full and vigorous images, but we must go on to acknowledge the inadequacy of them and to adhere nakedly to the imageless truth of God.
 Austin Farrer
When I was a child . . . Only virtue was prized, virtue at the expense of intellect, health, happiness, and every mundane good.
We become full human agents, capable of understanding ourselves, and hence of defining our identity, through our acquisition of rich human languages of expression.
 Charles Taylor
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
 Bernard Shaw
The self- explorer, whether he wants to or not, becomes the explorer of everything else. He learns to see himself, but suddenly, provided he was honest, all the rest appears, and it is as rich as he was, and, as a final crowning, richer.
 Elias Canetti
To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
Without an understanding and a familiarity of the psychedelic experience you should be sued for fraud if you're practicing psychotherapy.
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.
 Bernard Shaw
When you are asked if you can do a job, tell \'em, \'Certainly I can!\' Then get busy and find out how to do it.
When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.
Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.
 Byron Katie