Category Archives: wisdom

“The wisdom of the wise  and the experience of the ages  are perpetuated by quotations.”  Benjamin Disraeli 

“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be “happy.”  I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible,  to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter and to count,  to stand for … Continue reading →

“What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.”  14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) 

“Happiness is when what you think,  what you say,  and what you do are in harmony.”  Mahatma Gandhi

“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”  Immanuel Kant

“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”  Alfred Lord Tennyson

“A jug fills drop by drop.”  Buddha 

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”  Mark Twain 

“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”  Mohandas Gandhi 

“I think of myself as being a relatively intelligent man  who is open to a lot of different things  and I think that questioning our purpose in life  and the meaning of existence  is something that we all go through … Continue reading →