“Sometimes when everything has totally apart, the meaningless preoccupations that so often dominate our lives simply fall away. And what is left is who we really are, and who we really are is compassionate and intelligent and wise.” SometimesFallLeftWiseOur LivesIntelligentCompassionateMeaninglessPreoccupation Author:Marianne Williamson
“As in our lives so also in our studies, it is most becoming and most wise, so to temper gravity with cheerfulness, that the former may not imbue our minds with melancholy, nor the latter degenerate into licentiousness.” MindMayStudyWiseOur LivesBecomingFormerLatterMelancholyTemperGravityCheerfulnessDegeneratesMost Wise Author:Pliny the Elder
“We never can tell how our lives may work to the account of the general good, and we are not wise enough to know if we have fulfilled our mission or not.” IfsKnowsMayEnoughPurposeWiseOur LivesAccountsPerseveranceMissionsFulfilled Author:Ellen Swallow Richards
“To fight against pride, it is wise to surround ourselves with those who know us and love us enough to speak into our lives with words of correction and rebuke.” KnowsEnoughFightingSpeakWiseOur LivesPrideAnd LoveSurroundCorrectionsRebuke Author:Paul Washer
“We are born, we grow up, we live our lives as best we can. If we are thoughtful we are good parents and good partners. If we are wise we strive for integrity and intimacy. If we are fortunate we discover love and joy. If we are able, we make the world a little better than we found it.” IfsWorldLoveLittlesAbleJoyFoundGrowsParentBornGrowing UpWiseOur LivesIntegrityStrivePartnersIntimacyFortunateThoughtfulGood Parent Author:Robert Reich
“A lot of times, our guides are at the same level that we are at spiritually. We are their jobs, and they are growing through our life experiences. People have this illusion that their guides are all-knowing and all-wise, and why would we need God if we have our guides?” PeopleIfsNeedsJobsLevelsKnowingWiseOur LivesGrowingIllusionGuidesLife ExperienceNeed God Author:Echo Bodine