Chironna Wisdom Quotes

The beauty of self realization lies in secretly working out within you everything that is virtuous, that is beautiful, that is joyful. ~ Nirmala Srivastava

Let our object be - our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country. And by the blessing of God, may that country itself become a vast and splendid monument - not of oppression and terror, but of wisdom, of Peace, and of Liberty, upon which the world may gaze with admiration forever. ~ Daniel Webster

Surely it is foolish to hate facts. The struggle against the past is a futile struggle. Acceptance seems so much more like wisdom. I know all this. And yet there are some facts that one must never, never accept. This is not merely an emotional matter. The reason that one must hate certain facts is that one must prepare for the possibility of their return. If the past were really past, then one might permit oneself an attitude of acceptance, and come away from the study of history with a feeling of serenity. But the past is often only an earlier instantiation of the evil in our hearts. It is not precisely the case that history repeats itself. We repeat history - or we do not repeat it, if we choose to stand in the way of its repetition. For this reason, it is one of the purposes of the study of history that we learn to oppose it. ~ Leon Wieseltier

That which is now called natural philosophy, embracing the whole circle of science, of which astronomy occupies the chief place, is the study of the works of God, and of the power and wisdom of God in his works, and is the true theology. ~ Thomas Paine

Let us be the flowers of love and let us spread the beauty of happiness. ~ Debasish Mridha

But 'true wisdom is such that no evil use can ever be made of it.' That is worth our pondering because we, more than any previous generation, are witnessing the evil effects of perverted knowledge, knowledge not essentially connected to goodness. ... No other generation has been so successful at using its technological knowledge in order to manipulate the world and satisfy its own appetites. (pg. 96) ~ Ellen F. Davis

What it says is that when going against your teenage child's wishes, the greatest wisdom is to say what you have to say, do what you have to do, and then stop - because they will not. An overwhelmingly valuable skill in the parenting of today's teenagers is learning to disengage - sooner rather than later. ~ Anthony E. Wolf

The language of understanding is not the words, but the silence. The language of love is not the promise, but the feelings. ~ Debasish Mridha

The soul wants what it wants and the heart just has to live with it. ~ Angel M.B. Chadwick

I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots. ~ Albert Einstein

Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy. ~ Diogenes

A boy, Ranga, is the light in his father's eye and the love in his mother's heart. ~ Ian B.G. Burns

Saadi: Be a true renouncer, (zahid) and [you can even] ware satin. ~ Idries Shah

Love gives life, so should faith. ~ Abhijit Naskar

Following the rules only takes you so far, sooner or later you have to forget them and play by your heart. ~ G.J. Walker-Smith

Once you say 'I want to find Truth', all your life will be deeply affected by it. All your mental and physical habits, feelings and emotions, desires and fears, plans and decisions will undergo a most radical transformation. ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Worry is a subtle way of telling God that He's fallen asleep at the wheel and that things aren't under His authority, but ours. ~ Margaret Feinberg

As electricity is a great power in the world, so the inner mind is the greatest power available to you. Neither operates independently; both depend upon a separate agency to ignite them to action, and both bring helpful or harmful results according to the wisdom or ignorance with which they are directed. ~ Roger McDonald

Foolish people laugh at things they do not understand, producing the sound of braying donkeys. ~ Wayne Gerard Trotman

Life is beauty simply breathing. ~ A.D. Posey

[Wild animals], and the beautiful landscapes that sustain them ... possess a value and a virtue regardless of our dwindling connection with them. It seems that there is a virtue and a wisdom in keeping some things beyond our reach: that the protection of wilderness itself is imperative ... We have touched, and are consuming, everything. The world is very old, and we are so new. I like the feeling of awe
what the late writer Wallace Stegner called 'the birth of awe'
in beholding wild country not reduced by man. I like to remember that it is wild country that gives rise to wild animals; and that the marvelous specificity of wild animals reminds us to wake up, to let our senses be inflamed by every scent and sound and sight and taste and touch of the world. I like to remember that we are not here forever, and not here alone, and that the respect with which we behold the wild world matters, if anything does. ~ Rick Bass

The fastest and cheapest way to eradicate poverty is not by giving food but by giving hope, love, and education. ~ Debasish Mridha

There is no absolute reality. Imagination creates reality. ~ Debasish Mridha

The pure mystic wishes to approach his God only in the all-embracing love. The yogi, too, walks toward one single aspect of God. The bhakti-yogi keeps to the road of love and devotion, the raja and hatha yogi choose the path of self-control or volition, the jnana yogi will follow that of wisdom and cognition. ~ Franz Bardon

Camouflage with a defensive grace and bounce back with joy. ~ Angelica Hopes

Allah guards the justice loving government, even if it is the government of non-Muslims, and destroys the tyrant government, even if it is the government of Muslims. ~ Ibn Taymiyyah

We go to sanctuaries to remember the things we hold most dear, the things we cherish and love. And then-the great challenge-we return home seeking to enact this wisdom as best we can in our daily lives. ~ William Cronon

True progress begins with something no knowledge economy can produce: wisdom about what it means to live well. We have to do what great thinkers like John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell, and John Maynard Keynes were already advocating 100 years ago: to "value ends above means and prefer the good to the useful." We have to direct our minds to the future. To stop consuming our own discontent through polls and the relentlessly bad news media. To consider alternatives and form new collectives. To transcend this confining zeitgeist and recognize our shared idealism. ~ Rutger Bregman

Before your awake, all you do is see
When your awake, all you do is feel. ~ Nikki Rowe

There is no wisdom in useless and hopeless sorrow. ~ Samuel Johnson

For the uncontrolled there is no wisdom, nor for the uncontrolled is there the power of concentration; and for him without concentration there is no peace. And for the unpeaceful, how can there be happiness? - BHAGAVAD GITA ~ Joe Hyams

Our wounds ultimately give us wisdom. Our stumbling blocks inevitably become our stepping stones. And our setbacks lead us to our strengths ~ Robin Sharma

Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth. ~ Heraclitus

Envy is an indispensable member of our society and somewhat a loyal friend of our society; its fruits can be sweeter or bitter; it pushes people to take different steps with different motive and understanding. Envy can be good, however, if there is one fearful enemy in our society we must arrest with all our true strength, wisdom and might, it must be envy! ~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

No one is too old to begin again. ~ Debasish Mridha

When lost in darkness he who lights the way, marks himself as easy prey. ~ Mark W. Boyer

Yes - en I's rich now, come to look at it. I owns myself, en I's wuth eight hund'd dollars. I wisht I had de money, I wouldn' want no mo'. ~ Mark Twain