Folk Wisdom Quotes

So them who can't learn from a tale about critters, just ain't got the ears tuned to listen."
-Uncle Remus in Disney's Song of the South ~ Jim Korkis

whether it's the bitter treasury of folk wisdom or sweet adages and dicta, whether it's the dust of the bedamned or the dismay of the beloved, the sacks of bums or Judas's sums, whether it's movement from or standing by, the lies of the defrauded or the truths of the defamed, whether war or peace, whether stages or studios, taints or torments, whether darkness or light, hatred or pity, in life and beyond it - whether it's any of these, or anything else, you have to make good sense of it. ~ Sasha Sokolov

You know how people always talk about how vision is the key to entrepreneurship and perseverance and really seeing what other people don't see? We can actually redeem a fair amount of that folk wisdom. ~ Eric Ries

Proverbs save us the trouble of thinking. What we call folk wisdom is often no more than a kind of expedient stupidity. ~ Edward Abbey

Buddhist say that thoughts are like drops of water on the brain; when you reinforce the same thought, it will etch a new stream into your consciousness, like water eroding the side of a mountain. Scientist confirm this bit of folk wisdom: our neurons break connections and form new pathways all the time. Even if you've been programmed to fear death, that particular pathway isn't set in stone. Each of us is responsible for seeking out new knowledge and creating mental circuits. ~ Caitlin Doughty

Except for the shapes of the windows, backlit by the streetlights that dotted the perimeter of the Moosetookalook town square, Liss could see very little in the darkness of the room she shared with her husband. The two front windows were raised as far as they would go, since Liss had been taught at an early age that fresh air was one of nature's best sleep aids. She had never had any reason to doubt that small bit of folk wisdom. ~ Kaitlyn Dunnett

Folk wisdom in software development teaches that interfaces shouldn't be unduly influenced by implementations. Writing a test first is a concrete way to achieve this separation. ~ Kent Beck

I have long admired Ron Whitehead. He is crazy as nine loons, and his poetry is a dazzling mix of folk wisdom and pure mathematics ~ Hunter S. Thompson

Like revenge, the fantasy of forgiveness often becomes a cruel torture, because it remains out of reach for most ordinary human beings. Folk wisdom recognizes that to forgive is divine. And even divine forgiveness, in most religious systems, is not unconditional. True forgiveness cannot be granted until the perpetrator has sought and earned it through confession, repentance, and restitution. ~ Judith Lewis Herman

Folk wisdom: quaint sayings of urban sophisticates compiled from the suburbs. ~ Bauvard

People must know who dem be, must remember what important." - Tanty to Nikki in Oh Gad! ~ Joanne C. Hillhouse

The author says that one of the difficulties of modern parenting is the uncertainty of what parents are preparing children for. In traditional societies this was clear, as parents prepared children for a society and for roles much like their own. She writes, There is no folk wisdom. ~ Jennifer Senior

One good thing about donation, once you do it, you get addicted to it because it brings great joy and happiness to you. ~ Debasish Mridha

Never get involved with people who are likely to envy you at the end of the day. People like that will actually lurk in the bushes, play your mind, and pounce on you when you are at our most vulnerable state. Envy is the root of all evil, in all men and women, everywhere. They're not going to leave your side, but for reasons that you wouldn't like! ~ C. JoyBell C.

When you practice leadership,The evidence of quality of your leadership, Is known from the type of leaders that emerge out of your leadership ~ Sujit Lalwani

We write to strengthen our soul and the spirit of other souls. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Give thy mind to books and libraries, and the literature and lore of the ages will give thee the wisdom of sage and seer. ~ Newell Dwight Hillis

I see a lot of people complaining about the things they can fix, and a lot of people being accepting of the things they cannot change.
Maybe tragedy really is the catastrophic event, for the way people view their lives.
I would rather be wise, than nieve. ~ Nikki Rowe

Life is a journey without plan or destination.
On the way we are preparing to plan and planning to return. ~ Debasish Mridha

The Sacred Bombshell knows that her creative feminine energy is a catalyst. She remembers her womb wisdom. ~ Abiola Abrams

All of life is one action following another, interspersed by periods of rest. If we are in doubt about the outcome of our actions, if our thoughts are concerned with, "What if I should fail?" we will be filled with hesitancy, uncertainty, and our actions will lack the conviction needed to obtain a decisive, favorable outcome. Even the worst outcome we can imagine will ultimately benefit us. It is because of that law of favorability that the Universe is able to continue and we are able to bring about the fruition of our plans. ~ Wu Wei

What is my joy if all hands, even the unclean, can reach into it? What is my wisdom, if even the fools can dictate to me? What is my freedom, if all creatures, even the botched and the impotent, are my masters? What is my life, if I am but to bow, to agree and to obey? ~ Ayn Rand

When we look at the astonishing material achievements of the West. we see these things as the result, not of compulsion or government action or the superior wisdom of a few, but of that system of competition and free enterprise, rewarding success and penalising failure, which enables every individual to participate by his private decisions in shaping the future of his society. ~ Enoch Powell

It was heartbreaking to realize how we can fail the people we most love without even trying. ~ Aspen Matis

Smile as if you are an angel from heaven. ~ Debasish Mridha

Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down. ~ William Lyon Phelps

I regard (parenting) as the hardest, most complicated, anxiety-ridden, sweat-and-blood-producing job in the world. Succeeding requires the ultimate in patience, common sense, commitment, humor, tact, love, wisdom, awareness, and knowledge. At the same time, it holds the possibility for the most rewarding, joyous experience of a lifetime, namely, that of being successful guides to a new and unique human being. ~ Virginia Satir

My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide people with a chance to maximize their minds. Suspend ordinary constraints, allow the imagination to be freed, and we are charged with the capability of heighetned thought.
Learn to use your eyes as if they are your ears, he said, and you become connected with the ancient heritage of man, a dream world for the waking mind. ~ Tahir Shah

Prayer is an act of worship to God. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom. ~ Socrates

If you live through defeat, you are not defeated. If you are beaten but acquire wisdom, you have won. Lose yourself to improve yourself. Only when we shed all self-definition do we find who we really are. ~ RZA

There are two words that you should use frequently in your youth: ´sorry´ and ´thank-you´. Use the first one as often as possible, so that on your death bed all that you have to say to your friends is ´thank-you!´. ~ Robin Jones Gunn

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune. ~ Confucius

When you let go of expectations and just dive in, possibilities you couldn't have dreamed of emerge. - L. R. W. Lee ~ L.R.W. Lee

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them. ~ Henry David Thoreau

It is better to get wisdom than gold. Gold is another's, wisdom is our own; gold is for the body and time, wisdom for the soul and eternity. ~ Matthew Henry

Wisdom and folly are equal before the face of Infinity, for Infinity knows them not. ~ Leonid Andreyev

I wear my scars as a queen wears her crown. ~ Efrat Cybulkiewicz

Great civilizations have annihilated themselveswhen the development of their spiritual wisdom lagged far behind their scientific technology. We need to walk softly, for though we have tread upon the surface of the moon, we have remained bigots and arrogant egotists. Walk softly, for history repeats its self with little provacation. ~ Mary Summer Rain

One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does. ~ Eric Hoffer

Confidence is good, but confidence with humility is far better. ~ Debasish Mridha

Literature is the garden of wisdom. ~ James Ellis

When you learn to enjoy every little event and you learn to see beauty in every little thing, you will reach the door of eternal happiness. ~ Debasish Mridha

Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom. ~ M. Scott Peck