Quotes by Wisdom Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine. Ludwig van Beethoven musicwisdominspirational Music is indeed the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. Ludwig van Beethoven musicwisdomspiritual Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Ludwig van Beethoven musicwisdomphilosophy It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.' Ludwig Wittgenstein vanitywisdomculture Everything we do affects other people. Luke Ford law-of-attractionwisdomattitude I might say: if the place I want to get to could only be reached by way of a ladder, I would give up trying to get there. For the place I really have to get to is a place I must already be at now. Anything that I might reach by climbing a ladder does not interest me. Ludwig Wittgenstein climbinggiving-upwisdom The body of economic knowledge is an essential element in the structure of human civilization; it is the foundation upon which modern industrialism and all the moral, intellectual, technological, and therapeutical achievements of the last centuries have been built. Ludwig von Mises achievementwisdomcivilization Did you ever think that making a speech on economy is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else. Lyndon B. Johnson hilariouswisdomfunny If history could prove and teach us anything, it would be the private ownership of the means of production as a necessary requisite of civilization and material well-being. All civilizations have up to now been based on private property. Only nations committed to the principle of private property have risen above penury and produced science, art, and literature. There is no experience to show that any other social system could provide mankind with any of the achievements of civilization. Ludwig von Mises wisdommeanart As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely. Madame de Stael pardonprisonwisdom True merit does not depend on the times or on fashion. Those who have no other advantage than courtly manners lose it when they are away from court. But good sense, knowledge, and wisdom make their possessors knowledgeable and beloved in all ages and in all times. Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable fashionwisdomage Speak only if it improves upon the silence. Mahatma Gandhi silencewisdomspiritual An error can never become true however many times you repeat it. The truth can never be wrong, even if no one hears it. Mahatma Gandhi repeatserrorswisdom Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it. Maimonides wisdomtruthdoe ...I believe, with Gandhi, that we need to take an imaginative leap forward toward fresh and generous idealism for the sake of all humanity - that we neeed to renew this ancient wisdom of nonviolence, to strive for a disarmed world, and to create a culture of nonviolence. Mairead Corrigan wisdomhumanitybelieve The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi wisdomkindnesspeace Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the test of our civilization. Mahatma Gandhi diversitywisdomcivilization I believe the gun has no power because a gun can only kill, but a pen can give life. Malala Yousafzai wisdomleadershipbelieve We are human beings, and this is the part of our human nature, that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands. Malala Yousafzai wisdomhistoryhands People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to. Malcolm Muggeridge wisdombelievelying«118119120121122123124125126127128»
