Pearl of Wisdom

"One can never know if they have truly grown unless given an opportunity to put their new knowledge to the test."

-Gillian C. Hunter

Pearl of Wisdom: Love yourself

"Love yourself and be awake today, tomorrow, always. First establish yourself in the way, then teach others, and so defeat sorrow. To straighten the crooked you must first do a harder thing: straighten yourself. You are the only master. Who else? Subdue yourself, and discover your master."

-The Buddha (c.563- c.483), India

Pearl of Wisdom: happiness

"The [person] who makes everything that leads to happiness depend upon [themselves], and not upon other[s], has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the [person] of moderation, the [person] of ... character and of wisdom."

- Plato (427-347 BC), Greece

Pearl of Wisdom: What We do

"What we think, or what we know, or what we believe in, is, in the end of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do."

- John Ruskin (1819-1900), England

Pearl Of Wisdom: Age

"Age is not all decay: it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk."

- George McDonald (1824-1905), Scotland

Pearl of Wisdom

"Hold on firmly to good friends and fine teachers. Riches and power are fleeting dreams, but the fragrance of wise words lingers in the world."

- Hanshan (7th Century), China

Pearl of Wisdom

"Life is a series of collisions with the future: it is not the sum of what we have been, but what we yearn to be."

- José Ortega Y Gasset (1883-1955), Spain

Pearl of Wisdom

"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was."

-Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961), Sweden

12-21-08

"Every human being is the author of their own health or disease."

-Swami Sivananda (1887-1963), India

Pearl of Wisdom

New addition to the blog- Pearls of Wisdom

KINDNESS

"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."

-St Basil The Great (329-379), Asia Minor