wisdom

"The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars."

"Take this as a bit of easy wisdom: people who try to rule over other people are going to be hated."

"There is no man so fortunate that there shall not be by him when he is dying some who are pleased with what is going to happen. Suppose that he was a good and a wise man, will there not be at least so…"

"We should not go to the people and say, "Here we are. We come to give you the charity of our presence, to teach you our science, to show you your errors, your lack of culture, your ignorance of elemen…"

"Humility, a sense of reverence before the sons of heaven — of all the prizes that a mortal man might win, these, I say, are wisest; these are best."

"People who pin their faith to a catchword never feel the necessity of understanding anything."

"As is well known, the priests are the most evil enemies — but why? Because they are the most impotent. It is because of their impotence that in them hatred grows to monstrous and uncanny proportions, …"

"The Hidden Wisdom and Why It is Concealed"

"The character of the Judges is public property, and if they have done anything amiss, they ought to be censured. But if not, their characters ought to be respected; otherwise the most mischievous cons…"

"Senses empower limitations, senses expand vision within borders, senses promote understanding through pleasure."

"“Well, perhaps you have begun your journey toward wisdom, Mr. Flattery,” Kent said seriously. “We have such a short time and the journey is so terribly long. One cannot begin too soon."

"September 1952/the2nd/Again this morning, while I was on the toilet, I had a truly remarkable piece of insight. My bowel movement, by the way, was perfectly exceptional, smooth and odourless."

"Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes a day. Wisdom consists of not exceeding the limit."

"I've probably saved thousands of people's lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything. Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most importan…"

"Don’t lean on your own understanding. If your trust in God is limited by your understanding of His ways, you will always have a limited trust."

"I have a message for anyone coming to the Ozzfest this summer : If you're planning to jump up onstage during my set, please do not give me any bear hugs, because they fucking hurt. Listen to me, I'm d…"

"What I’m saying is, if God wanted to send us a message, and ancient writings were the only way he could think of doing it, he could have done a better job."

"The world has actually been wired together by digital communications systems for a century and a half. Nothing that has happened during that time compares in its impact to the first exchange of messag…"

"Though many illusions are of a character we should gladly cherish, yet the sooner we lose some of them, the sooner we gain the power of seeing clearly into things. The one who possesses least has the …"

"To the American media, mining Mandela's legacy has meant repeating the man's fortune-cookie profundities and warmed-over wisdom."