Quotes of: Conventional-wisdom Keyword

Knowledge and book learning are not wisdom," said the captain. "Is this book wisdom?" asked Lucy, putting the manuscript back on the table. "It has some elements of wisdom in it, me dear," replied the captain. "I did not lead a very wise life myself ...

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

It is true that neither the ancient wisdoms nor the modern sciences are complete in themselves. They do not stand alone. They call for one another. Wisdom without science is unable to penetrate the full sapiential meaning of the created and the mater...

Gandhi On Non-Violence

It’s obvious you kids are smart-school and good teachers will do that for you-but wisdom is something altogether different. Wisdom can be gathered in your downtime. Wisdom that can change the very course of your life will come from the people you a...

The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective

Not one little fellow need fear that he will be forbidden to pluck his shining grape from the cluster of political Power, that fruit reputed to be so full of wealth and glory. Can’t every gang become a club? and every club an assembly? an assembly,...

Stello

Wisdom consists of ten parts -- nine parts of silence and one part with few words.

Arabian

We may think we live for wisdom, but in fact we're living for the the pleasure wisdom brings us.

The Engineer of Human Souls

Courage is often associated with aggression, but instead should be seen as a willingness to act from the heart.

Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers

You don't think your way back to joy; you open to it.

Buddha in the Classroom: Zen Wisdom to Inspire Teachers

You are never alone, your Angels always whisper to your heart. By silencing your mind, you can be filled with their Love.

365 Wisdom Pills

The inner encounters I have with animals—and will be teaching you to have— are exchanges of meaning.

Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

Grieving the loss of a loved one—whether human or animal—is not only permissible, it is essential.

Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

Every species embodies a solution to some environmental challenge, and some of these solutions are breathtaking in their elegance.

Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.

Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Faith is stronger than so-called reality.

I Ching Wisdom: More Guidance from the Book of Answers, Volume Two

Patience, increasing patience, Is all we need To be victorious In the battlefield of life.

The Jewels of Happiness: Inspiration and Wisdom to Guide Your Life-Journey

Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else.

Siddhartha

For Arthur, words gathered in waterfall thoughts that spilled off the page into the pools of imaginaton collecting in his head.

The Secret Wisdom of the Earth

...they say [Finn] has tasted the Nuts of Wisdom." Elatha laughed. "Perhaps the Nuts of Wisdom will gird him against your sister.

Shapeshifter

Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

A common vision can unite people of very different temperaments.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God

Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you.

The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God