Quotes on Wise Words

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness.

Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.

This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.

With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.

To ask the proper question is half of knowing.

Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values.

The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it--just don't get lost in it.

If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in.

The only power you have on this planet is the power of your decisions.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you are lonely when you're alone, you are in bad company.

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

We humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don't allow our bodies to heal, and we don't allow our minds and hearts to heal.