“It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.” TryingSometimesWisdomWiseClever Author:William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
“If you'd like to have a better incarnation, then have one now. If that's your attitude, just let go and meditate and try to be as wise and compassionate, as understanding as you can.” IfsTryingUnderstandingAttitudeWiseLetting GoCompassionateRebirthIncarnationJust Let Go Author:Frederick Lenz
“He who hopes to avoid all failure and misfortune is trying to live in a fairyland; the wise man realistically accepts failures as a part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of 'nothing attempted, nothing gained' and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.” IfsMenTryingPhilosophyMotivationalAcceptingPrinciplesWiseFailingSucceedMisfortunesParts Of LifeTrying To Succeed Author:Wilferd Peterson
“Because sometimes when someone is telling you something really important, it’s best to just let there be silence, to really think about what they’re saying. A lot of times people think they have to say something all insightful or wise or something to try and make the person feel better. But really, sometimes silence is best.” PeopleThinkingFeelsTryingPersonsImportantSometimesSilenceWiseInsightfulFeel BetterSilence Is Book:The Thing About the Truth Source: The Thing About the Truth
“The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of nothing attempted, nothing gained and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.” IfsMenTryingPhilosophyAcceptingPrinciplesWiseFailingFailureSucceedParts Of LifeTrying To Succeed Author:Bill Vaughan
“There are two kinds of love: we love wise and kind and beautiful people because we need them, but we love (or try to love) stupid and disagreeable people because they need us. This second kind is the more divine because that is how God loves us: not because we are lovable but because He is love, not because He needs to receive but He delights to give.” PeopleNeedsGivingTryingKindTwoBeautifulWiseStupidDivineDelightGod LoveDisagreeableGreatness Of GodLovableKinds Of LoveBeautiful PeopleGod Loves UsWise Love Book:The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 3: Narnia, Cambridge, and Joy, 1950 - 1963 Source: The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 3: Narnia, Cambridge, and Joy, 1950 - 1963