Wisdom Quotes
The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.
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"Perfect speed is being there."Chiang
"The secret of life is to fall in love with the process, not the destination"Santiago
"I am not bird; however, I am still alive"The Alchemist
"Every blessing ignored becomes a curse"The Alchemist
"Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life"The Alchemist
"The simplest things in life are the best"Santiago
"Everything in life is an omen; it's just a matter of knowing how to read them"The Alchemist
"The real treasure was the understanding I gained along the way"Santiago
"What is essential is invisible to the eye"The Fox
"All grown-ups were once children, although few of them remember it"The Narrator (Pilot)
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly"The Fox
"One should never listen to flowers. One should just look at them and breathe their fragrance"The Little Prince
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."Viktor Frankl
"The meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour."Viktor Frankl
"Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning."Viktor Frankl
"What matters is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment."Viktor Frankl
"Everything depends on our attitude and the choice we make moment by moment."Viktor Frankl
"In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice."Viktor Frankl
"Man can find meaning in life, in spite of death and suffering."Viktor Frankl
"The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected."Viktor Frankl
"Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"Awakening should not mean going back to sleep, even a deeper sleep than before."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."Viktor Frankl
"In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning."Viktor Frankl
"The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves."Morrie Schwartz
"Invest in the human family. Invest in people."Morrie Schwartz
"You have to say no to things to make room for the things that matter."Morrie Schwartz
"The desire for enlightenment is often the greatest obstacle to enlightenment."Siddhartha