“That man is formed for social life is an observation which, upon our first inquiry, presents itself immediately to our view, and our reason approves that wise and generous principle which actuated the first founders of civil government, an institution which hat its origin in the weakness of individuals, and hath for its end the strength and security of all; and so long as the means of effecting this important end are thoroughly known and religiously attended to government is one of the richest blessings to mankind, and ought to be held in the highest veneration” MenFirstsMeanLongImportantEndsReasonGovernmentLife IsIndividualSocialViewsKnownPrinciplesWiseMankindSecurityOughtBlessingHighestWeaknessInstitutionsObservationGenerousHatsPatrioticFoundersInquirySocial LifeVeneration Author:Joseph Warren
“Get real. Life is heavy. It's difficult. It's complex...even for the wise.” InspirationalRealLife IsDifficultWiseBuddhismComplexesHeavyReal LifeGet Real Author:Frederick Lenz
“To be afraid of our next life because we don't feel we've done a good job with this life is not wise. It creates unhappiness now.” FeelsDoneJobsLife IsNextWiseThis LifeUnhappinessGood JobRebirthNext Life Author:Frederick Lenz
“Life is short - while we speak it flies; enjoy, then, the present, and forget the future; such is the moral of ancient poetry, a graceful and a wise moral - indulged beneath a southern sky, and all deserving, the phrase applied to it - the philosophy of the garden.” LifePhilosophyLife IsSpeakEnjoyForgetMoralWiseSkyFutureGardenAncientPhrasesSouthernLife Is ShortDeserving Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you. They are therefore wise who make themselves an asset. We can be our own worst enemies or best friends. We can be a source of trouble or a cure for trouble. So if you feel empty, as many do, start by getting free from yourself as a first stop to vibrant living.” IfsFeelsFirstsPersonsLife IsEnemySuccessfulWiseTroubleWorstSourceEmptyBlockCuresAssetsWorst EnemySuccessful Life Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“One day after many, many lifetimes, we get wise. We decide that the fun in life is to give.” GivingLife IsFunWiseOne DayYogaLifetimeKarmaKarma Yoga Author:Frederick Lenz
“A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement, knowing that daily repentance is needed for progress. He will realize the good life is simply conforming to a standard of right and justice. The joys of happiness can only be realized by living lofty principles.” InspirationalPersonsSelfMovingLife IsJoyRealizingJusticePrinciplesKnowingWiseProgressNeededSelf ImprovementStandardsStriveImprovementMoving ForwardRepentanceGood LifeConformLoftyWise Person Author:Marvin J. Ashton
“Life is like any other contact sport. You may encounter hardships of one sort or another. Wise people find happiness not in the absence of such hardships, but in their ability to understand them when they occur.” PeopleMayLife IsSportsAbilityWiseAbsenceContactEncountersHardshipLife Is LikeFinding HappinessWise PeopleContact Sports Author:Sydney Banks
“If you study Japanese art you see a man who is undoubtedly wise, philosophic and intelligent, who spends his time how? In studying the distance between the earth and the moon? No. In studying the policy of Bismarck? No. He studies a single blade of grass. But this blade of grass leads him to draw every plant and then the seasons, the wide aspects of the countryside, then animals, then the human figure. So he passes his life, and life is too short to do the whole.” IfsMenHumansArtWholeEarthLife IsAnimalStudyWiseFiguresPolicyMoonDrawsAspectSeasonsIntelligentDistancePlantWideGrassToo ShortBladesLife Is Too ShortCountrysidePhilosophicBlades Of GrassJapanese ArtBismarck Author:Vincent Van Gogh
“Bad friends could ruin your whole life. Be wise when it comes to choosing your friends. You set the standard. You be the one who stands strong. Don't be a follower.” WholeLife IsStrongWiseStandardsWhole LifeRuinsFollowersBeing WiseStand StrongBad Friend Book:A Whisper and a Wish Source: A Whisper and a Wish