Tag: nature

The Beginning of Wisdom

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. – Robert Frost

The Art of Wisdom

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

Wisdom and Patience

Patience is the companion of wisdom. – Saint Augustine  

Where Does Wisdom Lead?

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Knowing Nothing

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates  

Stay Ready

God always provides what we need, but we must be ready to open our eyes and see it. – The Midrash

Fragility of Beauty

Come quickly — as soon as these blossoms open, they fall. This world exists as a sheen of dew on flowers. – Izumi Shikibu, mid-Heian period Japanese poet  

Revealing Beauty

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Finding God

Whoever does not see God in every place does not see God in any place. – Rabbi Elimelech

The Fragrance of the Rose

The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose. – Heda Bejar