Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. – Kahil Gibran
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable. – Rabindranath Tagore
The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. – Rabindranath Tagore
The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries;the man of courage is never afraid. – Confucius
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Rumi
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise. – Maya Angelou
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them. – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist