Wisdom Quote by Paul Brunton — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“When every situation which life can offer is turned to the profit of spiritual growth, no situation can really be a bad one.”

“Whoever wants the "I" to yield up its mysterious and tremendous secret must stop it from looking perpetually in the mirror, must stop the little ego's fascination with its own image.”

“Although the pure truth has never been stated, nevertheless it has never been lost. Its existence does not depend upon human statement but upon human sensitivity. In this it is unlike all other knowledge.”

“The philosophic outlook rises above all sectarian controversy. It finds its own position not only by appreciating and synthesizing what is solidly based in the rival sects but also by capping them all with the keystone of nonduality.”

“He is beginning to master wisdom when he tries to learn how not to try.”

“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”

“Με φαντάζομαι σε ένα σπίτι φτιαγμένο από όνειρα.”

“A wealth of experience and wisdom doesn't have to be a dead giveaway to your increasing years. The spin you put on it is what will keep you young. Don't let it make you bitter. Learn from it, and let it make you better.”

“Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes.”

“No people who are ignorant can be truly free.”

“If you seem to be happy in this place of solitude, you will acquire a great reputation for wisdom, and I know, by my own experience, that under the cloak of a great reputation it is possible to hide whole treasures of folly. (“The Story of Princess Zulkais and the Prince Kalilah”)”