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“one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the other half”
“So I learned then, that gold in it's native state is but dull, unornamental stuff, and that only low-born metals excite the admiration of the ignorant with an ostentatious glitter. However, like th...”
“Unless you want a horrible surprise, never go bird watching with an open mouth.”
“Love is the divine Mother's arms; when those arms are spread, every soul falls into them.The Sufis of all ages have been known for their beautiful personality. It does not mean that among them ther...”
“Television is for appearing on - not for looking at.”
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“A wise man, once he is past fifty, does not befuddle his senses with strong drink, nor make violent love in the cool spring night, nor dance on his hands.”
“Those who want to buy wisdom remain with out wisdom, because money buys nothing except commodities.”
“You Who'd be Wise" from "Ben Mishle" written sometime between 1013 and 1050 C.E.You who'd be wiseshould inquire into the nature of justice and evilfrom your teachers,seekers like yourself, and the ...”
“The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised. Make the smallest distinction, however, and heaven and...”
“To live in the Great Way is neither easy nor difficult, but those with limited views are fearful and irresolute: the faster they hurry, the slower they go, and clinging cannot be limited: even to b...”
“Crafty men condemn studies; Simple men admire them; And wise men use them: For they teach not their own use: but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.”
“A doctor may know more than a peasant, but a peasant and a doctor know more together.”
“One of the disadwantages of school and learning, he thought dreamily, was that the mind seemed to have the tendency too see and represent all things as though they were flat and had only two dimens...”
“The meaning of the words is necessary and not their extent. ”
“ Is there anyone that knows the absolute truth? ”
“Courteous people learn courtesy from the discourteous”
“ TO BE is life's dilemma while facing the eternity of death.”
“ We should all have the freedom to die with majesty in an unworthy life which was subjected to sin and vanity. ”
“To breath through the truth is not the same with knowing it. ”
