"wisdom"タグの名言

Don't you notice that there are particular moments when you are naturally inspired to introspection? Work with them gently, for these are the moments when you can go through a powerful experience, and your whole worldview can change quickly.

I had given up some youth for knowledge, but my gain was more valuable than the loss

For the senses wander, and when one lets the mind follow them, it carries wisdom away like a windblown ship on the waters.

Wise men profit more by fools than fools by wise men.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

ما في المقامِ لذي عقلٍ وذي أدب مِنْ رَاحَة ٍ فَدعِ الأَوْطَانَ واغْتَرِبِ سافر تجد عوضاً عمَّن تفارقهُ وَانْصِبْ فَإنَّ لَذِيذَ الْعَيْشِ فِي النَّصَبِ إني رأيتُ وقوفَ الماء يفسدهُ إِنْ سَال طَابَ وَإنْ لَمْ يَجْرِ لَمْ يَطِبِ والأسدُ لولا فراقُ الأرض ما افترست والسَّهمُ لولا فراقُ القوسِ لم يصب والشمس لو وقفت في الفلكِ دائمة لَمَلَّهَا النَّاسُ مِنْ عُجْمٍ وَمِنَ عَرَبِ و البدر لولا أفول منه ما نظرت إليه في كل حين عين مرتقب والتَّبْرَ كالتُّرْبَ مُلْقَى في أَمَاكِنِه والعودُ في أرضه نوعً من الحطب فإن تغرَّب هذا عزَّ مطلبهُ وإنْ تَغَرَّبَ ذَاكَ عَزَّ كالذَّهَبِِ

Few things a doctor does are more important than relieving pain. . . pain is soul destroying. No patient should have to endure intense pain unnecessarily. The quality of mercy is essential to the practice of medicine; here, of all places, it should not be strained.

Only a mind free of impediment is capable of grasping the chaotic beauty of the world. This is our greatest asset.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

One hand I extend into myself, the other toward others.

Never underestimate your power to change yourself; never overestimate your power to change others.

While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

The most complicated skill is to be simple.

Obstacles are those frightening things you see when you take you eyes off your goal.

Never question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.

I call that man awake who, with conscious knowledge and understanding, can perceive the deep unreasoning powers in his soul, his whole innermost strength, desire and weakness, and knows how to reckon with himself.

Scared and sacred are spelled with the same letters. Awful proceeds from the same root word as awesome. Terrify and terrific. Every negative experience holds the seed of transformation.

When Don Quixote went out into the world, that world turned into a mystery before his eyes. That is the legacy of the first European novel to the entire subsequent history of the novel. The novel teaches us to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude.

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of very part of your life.