You cant change how people
You can’t change how people feel about you, so don’t try. Just live your life and be happy!
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living, the other helps you make a life..
I wash my hands of those who imagine
I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art.
Actually being redirected to something better
You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both. As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thought I was being rejected from something good, I was actually being re-directed to something better!
Better to be a poor man
Better to be a poor man and walk in integrity than be a rich man and be crooked in conduct!
To strengthen the muscle of your heart
To strengthen the muscle of your heart, the best exercise is lifting someone else’s spirit whenever you can!
A wise old owl sat
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren”t we like that wise old bird?
Wisdom is knowing
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.
The frog does not drink up the pond
The frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives.
Every advance in knowledge
Every advance in knowledge brings us face to face with the mystery of our own being.