#wise

It is, therefore, a fact that anybody who wants to realise Truth or who wants to be humane, must follow non-violent ways of life, otherwise he will not be able to reach the Truth. ↗

— Morarji Desai

#anybody #fact #follow #humane #life

Being a parent has taught me a lot of things already, you know, though it's only been a year and half, and has made me address parts of myself that I would otherwise live in comfortable denial of, or you know and - you know, for instance, my self-loathing. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#already #been #being #comfortable #denial

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself. ↗

— Marlene Dietrich

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Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone. ↗

— Paul Tillich

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Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again. ↗

— David Dinkins

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When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings; when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man. ↗

— Diogenes

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Everything that I decide to do means something, otherwise I don't do them. ↗

— Celine Dion

#everything #i #means #otherwise #something

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages are perpetuated by quotations. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

#ages #experience #perpetuated #quotations #wise

I choose the places I go to carefully and wisely. I'll rarely go to a shopping mall anymore. ↗

— Fran Drescher

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