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Here is the test of wisdom, Wisdom is not finally tested in schools, Wisdom cannot be pass’d from one having it to another not having it, Wisdom is of the soul, is not susceptible of proof, is its own proof,
Walt Whitman • The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics)
A more certain path to wisdom, even enlightenment, lies in strategic non-action as a way of accessing the unvarnished truth that is out there, all around you. If you act less and less on the world in an effort to influence affairs to your advantage you will eventually arrive at the point where you are motionless, poised with full potential. From
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julie • 5 cards
The ideal presented here is one of letting things happen spontaneously, inside and outside yourself, without thinking about what you are trying to become in doing so. The sage’s unselfconscious way of being is not inactive, nor is it unthinking. What is distinctive about the true sage is a lack of egotism.
Alexander Douglas • Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self
The wise man comes to God without saying a word and stands in awe of Him.
Francis Chan, Danae Yankoski • Crazy Love
HO-SHANG KUNG says, “Whenever the mouth opens and the tongue moves, disaster is close behind. Better to guard your inner virtue, nurture your vital essence, protect your spirit, treasure your breath, and avoid talking too much.
Red Pine • Lao-tzu's Taoteching
The fool has more hope of wisdom than the man who calls himself wise. Proverbs 26
lindaraquelita • A Catalog of Montaigne's Beam Inscriptions
He, O men, is the wisest, who, like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing.