Wisdom Quotes

"The spiritual life is not found in escape but in engagement with the world."

"The poor teach us what the rich can never learn about dependence on God."

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service to others."

"To be prophetic, we must first listen to the voiceless."

"We must learn to say no to some things in order to say yes to what matters."

"The margins have much to teach the center."

"To be poor in spirit is to recognize our need for God and one another."

"What we believe about God says more about us than it says about God."

"Spiritual maturity isn't about having all the answers; it's about living the questions well."

"The sacred is hiding in plain sight, waiting for us to pay attention."

"We serve others best when we first learn to serve ourselves with compassion."

"When we judge others harshly, we're usually judging ourselves."

"What we resist persists; what we accept can transform."

"We're not meant to have it all figured out; we're meant to grow."

"The most profound truths are often the simplest."

"We find ourselves by losing ourselves in service to others."

"Forgiveness is not forgetting. It is rather a quiet refusal to let the past control the future."

"The Scriptures tell us that the wheat and the tares grow together, the good fish and the bad in the same net."

"Suffering is imposed on us. But meaning is something we must choose."

"The most radical thing we can do at this time is to be fully present to what is happening in the world."

"Boredom is often the feeling we get when we are not paying attention."

"Maturity means learning to live in the present moment without judgment."

"Practicing presence is the most radical form of resistance."

"The path to wisdom is paved with our mistakes and regrets."

"We become wise by learning to live with uncertainty."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants and a contented mind."

"He who makes no mistakes makes nothing."

"The wise man knows himself to be a fool, but the fool thinks himself wise."

"The greatest battles are often fought in silence."

"Admire the stars but keep your feet on the ground."