Wisdom Quotes
407 quotes
"When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable."
"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
"I’m not waiting until my hair turns white to become patient and wise. Nope, I’m dyeing my hair tonight."
"In youth, it was a way I had,To do my best to please.And change, with every passing ladTo suit his theories.But now I know the things I knowAnd do the things I do,And if you do not like me so,To hell, my love, with you."
"Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long.Good things come to those who wait."
"Whether you live to be 50 or 100 makes no difference, if you made no difference in the world."
"She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water."
"There are women who make things better... simply by showing up. There are women who make things happen. There are women who make their way. There are women who make a difference. And women who make us smile. There are women of wit and wisdom who- through strength and courage- make it through. There are women who change the world everyday... Women like you."
"If you only had 48 hours left to live, would you spend it like you normally spend your weekends? If not, why spend 2/7th of your life wasting your free time? After all, free time isn’t free. Free time is the most expensive time you have, because nobody pays for it but you. But that also makes it the most valuable time you have, as you alone stand to reap the profits from spending it wisely."
"A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement"
"Hide not your talents, they for use were made,What's a sundial in the shade?"
"It takes a very long time to become young."
"V-Day…if you need this one day in a year to show everyone else you truly care for “your loved one” I think it’s quite stupid. I hate this commercialism. It’s all artificial, and has nothing to do with real love."
"You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination."
"In the land of Gibberish, the man who makes sense, the man who speaks clearly, clearly speaks nonsense."
"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains."
"The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?"
"My head’ll explode if I continue with this escapism."
"If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be—a Christian."
"May Light always surround you;Hope kindle and rebound you.May your Hurts turn to Healing;Your Heart embrace Feeling.May Wounds become Wisdom;Every Kindness a Prism.May Laughter infect you;Your Passion resurrect you.May Goodness inspire your Deepest Desires.Through all that you Reach For, May your arms Never Tire."
"0 plus 100 equals 100. But so does 50 plus 50, only with more balance. Let this be a lesson in love."
"...Nobody knows like a woman how to say things that are both sweet and profound. Sweetness and depth, this is all of woman; this is Heaven."
"Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not towisdom, but to scar tissue and callus."
"Unreturned love is like trying to make a sandwich with one slice of bread. Don’t stress—fold it in half and love yourself."
"Life, it’s made up of two things—time and love. A watch tells one, but what tells the other? We tell each other."
"Women may fall when there's no strength in men.Act II"
"If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality."
"So wise so young, they say, do never live long."
"The darkness has ink eyes, and if you stare long enough, you’re going to see it blink black. That’s the moment to start writing."
"Maybe you could be mine / or maybe we’ll be entwined / aimless in this sexless foreplay."
"Love now, not later. Also, love later."
"My hands will get dirty holding your rose-shaped heart, because love is like gardening—it’s earthy and takes work to keep it alive."
"I had a second friend come over to my house, and do you know what I called her? A refill. If relationships aren’t drinkable, why do we thirst for them so much?"
"Coaching 101: First you build the team, and then you build the torture chamber for underperformers."
"Love isn’t in a hurry like a flurry of flowery words on paper. It’s lush and slow to grow its aroma in the garden of time."
"I’ll wear a maze on a necklace, dangling over my chest, because if you want to get at my heart, you have to be ready to lose yourself."
"I used to think how lucky she was to have me, but now I realize that’s backwards. A spirit of gratitude yields patience, love, and forgiveness."
"To be invisible, paint yourself with the direct shade of zero. Leave nothing to chance, by taking nothing with you wherever you go."
"Nothing carries meaning. People carry meaning. We are the porters of importance."
"Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country."
"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."
"There’s no reason to not be humble, because as great as you may be, you can always be greater."
"I love letting her know how much she means to me. A love in secret is but a shadow that’s cold and lonely."
"A window—it’s more entertaining than TV. Just ask a cat looking out, or a man looking in on a life he desires."
"To become one who believes two become one, you need love in your life."
"She doesn’t want me to leave, and she doesn’t want me to stay. That’s a double helping of Doesn’t Want Me, and one big I’m Not Hungry back at her."
"I think eulogies are wasted on the dead. It’s the living who need to hear kind words spoken about them."
"An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear."
"My heartbeat is a pulse, and it pumps out sonic vibrations that resonate with her mind as she lays her head on my chest. Listen silently and you can hear the frequency of love."
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