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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"He who hath ears to hear, let him hear."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"Generosity is not in the giving of the heart, but in the understanding that all belongs to all."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."The Prophet (Almustafa)
"The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong-minded to not buy into it."Morrie Schwartz
"You can't substitute material goods for human worth."Morrie Schwartz
"You can't just say that everything is the same. You've got to distinguish between things."Morrie Schwartz
"I wanted to ask Morrie for the secret to life. Can you really boil it down?"Mitch Albom
"The culture doesn't encourage you to think about such things until you're dead."Morrie Schwartz
"There is no formula. The only way to know is to sit with me a while."Morrie Schwartz
"What is essential is invisible to the eye"The Fox
"One sees clearly only with the heart"The Fox
"People have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it"The Fox
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of"The Little Prince
"I have been such a fool"The Little Prince
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly"The Fox
"Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding."Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"Your life is what you think it to be."Jonathan Livingston Seagull
"I have learned how to listen to this river, to this voice, to this eternal being."Siddhartha
"Enlightenment is not found in books or temples, but within oneself."Siddhartha
"What lies within is more valuable than what lies without."Siddhartha
"Desire and attachment are the sources of human suffering."Siddhartha
"What is essential is invisible to the eye"The Fox
"One sees clearly only with the heart"The Fox
"Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves"The Little Prince
"I should have guessed her true nature from her cautious behavior"The Little Prince
"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
"If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering."Viktor Frankl
"Meaning can be found even in the darkest moments."Viktor Frankl
"The attempt to escape from pain, rather than enduring it, may be understood as a path that leads away from meaning."Viktor Frankl
