Monthly Archives: October 2013

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson 

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David Herbert Lawrence Quote

“Life is a travelling  to the edge of knowledge,  then a leap taken.”  David Herbert Lawrence 

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Louisa May Alcott Quote

“We all have our own life to pursue,  our own kind of dream to be weaving.  And we all have some power  to make wishes come true,  as long as we keep believing.”  Louisa May Alcott 

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Martin H. Fischer Quote

“Knowledge is a process of piling up facts;  wisdom lies in their simplification.”  Martin H. Fischer

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Thomas Jefferson Quote

“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” Thomas Jefferson

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Harriet Martineau Quote

“Readers are plentiful;  Thinkers are rare.”  Harriet Martineau 

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Pema Chödrön Quote

“This very body that we have,  that’s sitting right here right now …  with its aches and its pleasures …  is exactly what we need to be fully human,  fully awake, fully alive.”  Pema Chödrön 

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Daniel Webster Quote

“Wisdom begins at the end.”  Daniel Webster 

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William James Quote

“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”  William James 

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Joseph Whitney Quote

“The intelligence is proved  not by ease of learning, but  by understanding what we learn.”  Joseph Whitney 

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