150+ Ancient Wisdom Quotes Every Person Should Know

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.

Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely.

I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.

Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.

Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?

When you're in a Slump,you're not in for much fun.Un-slumping yourselfis not easily done.

My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd is always the best arbiter of what is right.

It is beautiful to express love and even more beautiful to feel it.

I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides.

I visited many places, Some of them quite Exotic and far away, But I always returned to myself.

To hide feelings when you are near crying is the secret of dignity.

Use the wings of the flying Universe, Dream with open eyes; See in darkness.

In our reasonings concerning matter of fact, there are all imaginable degrees of assurance, from the highest certainty to the lowest species of moral evidence. A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.

The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.

Now I understand that one of the important reasons for going to college and getting an education is to learn that the things you've believed in all your life aren't true, and that nothing is what it appears to be.

Where are you? HereWhat time is it? NowWhat are you? This moment.

Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still

Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you secruity and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, not even when you treated them badly.

The Master said, A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.(Analects 2.11)

Time flows away like the water in the river.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

The man of wisdom is never of two minds;the man of benevolence never worries;the man of courage is never afraid.