Spirituality and Self Help

It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. — William James

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others. — Solomon Ibn Gabriol

A wise man learns by the mistakes of others,
a fool by his own — Latin Proverb

No man was ever wise by chance. — Seneca

Not to know at large of things remote
From use, obscure and subtle, but to know
That which before us lies in daily life,
Is the prime wisdom. — John Milton

The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom,
in the heart. — William Hazlitt

A loving heart is the truest wisdom — Charles Dickens

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. — Buddha

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. — Buddha

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. — Buddha

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful. — Buddha

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. — Buddha

To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. — Buddha

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently. — Saint Augustine

He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. — Saint Augustine

He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. — Saint Augustine

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance. — Saint Augustine

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don’t accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend. — Saint Augustine

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. — Saint Augustine

The purpose of all wars, is peace. — Saint Augustine

Every obnoxious act is a cry for help. — Zig Ziglar

If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere. — Zig Ziglar

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention. — Jim Rohn

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around. — Jim Rohn

Miss a meal if you have to, but don’t miss a book. — Jim Rohn

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people. — Jim Rohn

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get. — Jim Rohn

Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. — Jim Rohn

Humor is by far the most significant activity of the human brain. — Edward de Bono

If you never change your mind, why have one? — Edward de Bono

In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better. — Edward de Bono

Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven. — Edward de Bono

The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas. It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong than to be always right by having no ideas at all. — Edward de Bono

Conflict cannot survive without your participation. — Wayne Dyer

The fact that you are willing to say, ”I do not understand, and it is fine,” is the greatest understanding you could exhibit. — Wayne Dyer

There’s nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively. — Wayne Dyer

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. — Wayne Dyer

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. — Carl Jung

We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. — Carl Jung

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don’t realize what messages they are sending. — Virginia Satir

A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. — Anais Nin

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. watch your character; it becomes your destiny. — Frank Outlaw

The path to success is to take massive, determined action. — Anthony Robbins

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. — Mahatma Gandhi

True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost — Charles Caleb Colton

We need less posturing and more genuine charisma. Charisma was originally a religious term, meaning “of the spirit” or “inspired.” It’s about letting God’s light shine through us. It’s about a sparkle in people that money can’t buy. It’s an invisible energy with visible effects. To let go, to just love, is not to fade into the wallpaper. Quite the contrary, it’s when we truly become bright. We’re letting our own light shine. — Marianne Williamson

Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open? Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence. — Jalal ad-Din Rumi