Danh ngôn thuộc danh mục: wisdom

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.

And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward... with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.

It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

A closed mouth catches no flies.

Once I turned 35, I got the bonus of some wisdom and began to accept life on its own terms.

Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth.

The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.

To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius.

Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the beginning, this nation trusted in God, not man. Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution.

Gardening is seen as a pastime that is almost like belonging to the Church of England - a sign of maturity and wisdom and right thinking.

Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.

The wisdom of God is so great that He also knows exactly what I would think and do under every possible circumstance and situation, and he placed me in that state of life and situation best suited for my salvation.

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail.

Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom.

Discipline is wisdom and vice versa.

If we can return to a government that the Founders, in their wisdom, envisioned for us, we can return to a government that will allow our economy to thrive again, and our people to live in liberty.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

Whatever position I occupied, it was the result of colleagues - of my comrades in the movement - who had decided in their wisdom to use me for the purpose of focusing the attention of the country and the international community on me.

Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would be a mistake.

If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom.

Let me warn you, if you start chasing after views, you'll be left without bread and without views.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?

The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary.

Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

It is the province of knowledge to speak, and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.

If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.

Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.

But the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or alteration, and every good quality in Him being essential, and such as cannot be changed and converted, His glory is therefore declared to be pure and sincere.

It is like the seed put in the soil - the more one sows, the greater the harvest.

Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power are immeasurably greater than that of man, and hence he is qualified to reign as king.

First appearance deceives many.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.