Wisdom Quote by Dhammapada — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Just as a flower, which seems beautiful has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of a man who speaks them but does them not.”

“Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.”

“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”

“Fools, their wisdom weak,”

“Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do.”

“Just as a flower, which seems beautiful has color but no perfume, so are the fruitless words of a man who speaks them but does them not.”

“I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.”

“Some people dislike diagnoses, disagreeably calling them, boxes and labels, but I've always found comfort in preexisting conditions; I like to know that I'm not pioneering an inexplicable experience.”

“Mastering emotions starts with observation,”

“The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.”

“Everybody is a story. When I was a child, people sat around kitchen tables and told their stories. We don't do that so much anymore. Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time. It is the way the wisdom gets passed along. The stuff that helps us to live a life worth remembering.”

“Indeed if fish had fish-lore and Wise-fish, it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered.”