“ It is death that makes life precious,darkness that makes light precious,dirt that makes flowers precious,storms that make rainbows precious,pain that makes pleasure precious,chaos that makes harmony p… Matshona Dhliwayo
“ I did not know that mankind were suffering for want of gold. I have seen a little of it. I know that it is very malleable, but not so malleable as wit. A grain of gold will gild a great surface, but n… Henry David Thoreau
“ Don't look for laughter, look for joy.Don't look for pleasure, look for purpose.Don't look for friends, look for mentors.Don't look for lovers, look for soulmates.Don't look for glory, look for virtue… Matshona Dhliwayo
“ But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality. Oscar Wilde
“ Anybody who is imitating somebody else, no matter who it us, is heading in the wrong direction. It is impossible to become like somebody else. Your only hope is to become more fully yourself. Jon Kabat-Zinn
“ A prophet is not someone with special visions, just someone blind to most of what others see Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes ha… Maimonides
“ I'm very proud of the Rome episode of 'No Reservations' because it violated all the conventional wisdom about making television. You're never, ever supposed to do a food or travel show in black and wh… Anthony Bourdain
“ The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I am choosing to walk through them. Barriers, blocks, obstacles, and problems are personal teachers giving me the opportunity to… Louise L. Hay
“ The philosophical point is that our happiness and wellbeing is not based on incomes rising. This is not just the wisdom of sages but of ordinary people. Prosperity is more social and psychological: it… Tim Jackson
“ In an era in which war and terrorism - at home and abroad - are often based on racial, religious and ethnic differences, rediscovering the wisdom of love and compassion may help us increase our surviv… Dean Ornish
