Tag: wisdom

The statement ‘There is nothing more American than an Indian’ happens to be a multidimensional paradox. Try and not say too many of those. That might open your mind to ideas that could cause sanity point loss....

There’s no greater show on earth than observing human nature...

A sin is nothing more than regret. Not for doing it once, but doing it again when you know you’re going to regret it....

Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on–that is, badly....

The brightest light casts the darkest shadow....

The ethos of redemption is realied in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires....

Philosophers have often held disputeAs to the seat of thought in man and bruteFor that the power of thought attends the latterMy friend, thy beau, hath made a settled matter,And spite of dogmas current in all ages,One settled fact is better...

Every being, created by God and unspoiled by man, is perfect, strictly defined and autonomous, entirely complete and at the same time with a built-in ability to grow and develop. This is the essence of its dignity and holiness. It is...

To pursue wisdom is to live in such a way that one is prepared to face death when it comes. (247)...

It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up…...