“Prayer is converse with God, equal honor with the Angels, progress in good things, averting of evils, righting of sinners.” EvilPrayerProgressHonorWords Of WisdomEqualAngelGood ThingsSinnerConverses Author:Ephrem the Syrian
“Beware of greed and remain pure and just. Restrain yourself from every vice. He who cannot restrain himself, how will he be able to teach others restraint?” AbleJusticeTeachWords Of WisdomPureGreedVicesRestraint Author:Polycarp
“O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, meddling, lust of power, and idle talk. But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to Thy servant. Yea, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own sins and not to judge my brother; for Thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen.” GivingArtAgeSpiritMy OwnPrayerSinLordHumilityBrotherJudgingMastersKingsWords Of WisdomAnd LoveBlessedLustServantMy BrotherGrantsIdleChastitySlothAmenMeddlingPatience And Love Author:Ephrem the Syrian
“To know people is wisdom, but to know yourself is enlightenment. to master people takes force, but to master yourself takes strength. to know contentment is wealth, and to live with strength resolve. to never leave whatever you are is to abide, and to die without getting lost- that is to live on and on.” PeopleKnowsDiesLostForceWealthMastersWords Of WisdomEnlightenmentContentmentResolveKnow YourselfGetting Lost Author:Laozi
“The world is not full of evil because of those who do wrong. It is full of evil because of those who do nothing.” WorldEvilChangeWords Of Wisdom Author:Albert Einstein
“I discovered that in life, one has got to serve to be observed, if one serve not, one will probably be reserved. Don't wisdom teach this?” IfsTeachWords Of WisdomReserved Author:Samuel Noah Kramer
“There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns protect liberty.” LibertyProtectGunEvidence Author:Alan Dershowitz
“From the state of the Uncarved Block comes the ability to enjoy the simple and the quiet, the natural and the plain. Along with that comes the ability to do things spontaneously and have them work, odd as that may appear to others at times. As Piglet put it in Winnie-the-Pooh, "Pooh hasn't much Brain, but he never comes to any harm. He does silly things and they turn out right."” MayDoeStatesTurnsEnjoyNaturalSimpleAbilityBrainWords Of WisdomQuietHarmSillyBlockOddSilly ThingsPigletTao Of PoohPooh And PigletPooh Piglet Author:Benjamin Hoff
“"What's that?" the Unbeliever asked. "Wisdom from the Western Taoist," I said. "It sounds like something from Winnie-the-Pooh," he said. "It is," I said. "That's not about Taoism," he said. "Oh, yes it is," I said.” SaidSoundWords Of WisdomWesternTaoismLike SomethingUnbelieversTao Of Pooh Author:Benjamin Hoff
“Our imagination is larger than the world around us; we go beyond our limits. This used to be called 'witchcraft,' but fortunately things have changed, otherwise we would both already have been burned at the stake. When they stopped burning women, science found an explanation for our behavior, normally referred to as 'female hysteria.' We don't get burned anymore, but it does cause problems, especially in the workplace. But don't worry, eventually they'll call it 'wisdom.'” WorldDoeHas BeensProblemUsedFoundCausesImaginationWorryChangedWords Of WisdomLimitsBehaviorFemaleUsed To BeBurningExplanationStakesBurnedWorkplaceWitchcraftHysteriaThings Have Changed Author:Paulo Coelho