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" I always want to be a messenger, a person that, you know, that's not afraid to pass on wisdom. "
Mary J. Blige
You
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Always
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" Both in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom. "
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" Man works outwardly and inwardly - after rest, he has energy; after energy, he needs repose; so, when we have given instruction for a time, we need instruction and must receive it, or the spirit faints and wisdom herself grows bitter. "
James Stephens
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" What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks. "
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" Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. "
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" Let deeds match words. "
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" Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass. "
William Congreve
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" I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime. "
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" Meditation is the soul's perspective glass. "
Owen Feltham
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Perspective
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" Each of us finds his unique vehicle for sharing with others his bit of wisdom. "
Ram Dass
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Sharing
Us
" You know, many people have said that I'm on the edge and I'm maverick for some of the big operations that I've done. I'm not at all. I pray; I ask God to give me wisdom, 'Should I do it?', guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important. "
Ben Carson
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" Wisdom may best arise from a humbling reality. "
Michael Leunig
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May
" To win without risk is to triumph without glory. "
Pierre Corneille
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" Never say never, but the thought of electively cutting oneself is beyond my grasp, and I also object to it politically. Denying the lines on our faces makes a comment about age and wisdom I don't care to make. "
Debra Winger
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Age
Care
" Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom. "
Anatole France
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Irony
Joy
" Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. "
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Things
Wisdom
Time
" I'm very accepting with my age. It's like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when you've become comfortable in your skin. "
Zoe Saldana
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Age
" A short saying often contains much wisdom. "
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Often
Wisdom
Short
" The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth. "
Peter Abelard
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Key
" If you're here right now in your life, your journey continues and you've lived to tell the story. "
Mary J. Blige
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Life
Now
" The less you talk, the more you're listened to. "
Pauline Phillips
Less
More
Wisdom
" Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom. "
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Liberals
Wisdom
Simply
" I didn't know how to show my self love, and I didn't want anyone else to hurt me. So my tough girl attitude was like, 'I'm not having it.' "
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" Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live. "
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" Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it. "
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Doing
" Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart. "
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" If you have the insight of non-self, if you have the insight of impermanence, you should make that insight into a concentration that you keep alive throughout the day. Then what you say, what you think, and what you do will then be in the light of that wisdom and you will avoid making mistakes and creating suffering. "
Thich Nhat Hanh
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" He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. "
Jim Elliot
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Gain
" The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything. "
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People
" I was inspired to create 'My Life' so I could finally share a personal part of my life beyond my music. "
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Life
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Music