Wisdom Quotes

"What is essential is invisible to the eye"

"One sees clearly only with the heart"

"People have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it"

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly"

"The remedy for everything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea"

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time"

"One must not confuse greatness with height"

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves"

"Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure or a quest for power, it is a quest for meaning"

"The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it."

"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."

"The importance is in the person you have become."

"Age is no guarantee of maturity."

"We're all dying. Once I accepted that, I could actually hear what people were saying."

"Detach yourself. That's what I have learned."

"We do get better at being human as we get older."

"I sought to become holy, but holiness came to me only when I stopped seeking it."

"The river has taught me to listen instead of to talk."

"I sought enlightenment through denial, but found it through acceptance."

"To lose oneself is to find oneself."

"I have finally understood that I am the river and the river is me."

"The secret of life is to fall in love with the process, not the destination"

"It's a good thing to have been through difficult times. Man only understands the importance of a thing when he has lost it"

"The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it"

"I learned that the world has a soul, and that whoever understands that soul can understand the language of all things"

"The treasure was never only about the gold"

"And your body is the harp of your soul, and it is yours to bring forth sweet music from it or confused sounds."

"Sorrow is your understanding."

"Much of your pain is self-chosen."

"And there is one among you who eats when he is hungry and drinks when he is thirsty, and calls it virtue."