Quotes about Wisdom

We are only as blind as we want to be

The only thing you own is your story. Make sure it's a good one.

It becomes easier to die and avoid conflicts than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity.

Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn't know before you learned it.

History, despite its wrenching pain, Cannot be unlived, but if faced With courage, need not be lived again.

His room smelled of cooked grease, Lysol, and age, but his face believed the freshness of his words, and I had no heart nor art to drag him back to the reeking reality of our life and times.

when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time

My entire stay there might have been time lost if it hadn't been for the unique personality of a brilliant teacher. Miss Kirwin was that rare educator who was in love with information. I will always believe that her love of teaching came not so much from her liking for students but her desire to make sure that some of the things she knew would find repositories so that they could be shared again.

We do not lead others into the Light by stepping into the darkness with them.

It's not what we don't know that hurts us," people say. "It's what we believe is true that isn't that does the damage." There

Remember, decisions don't have to be made perfectly. We don't have to be perfect. We don't even have to be nearly perfect. We can just be who we are. We can make mistakes in our choices. We're not so fragile we can't handle making a mistake. It's no big deal! It's part of living. We can learn from our mistakes, or we can simply make another decision.

Even God cannot change the past. —Agathon