Wisdom Quote by Vera Jane Cook — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I am well practiced in avoidance and indifference though the hollowness in my soul resents her absence; I wear the mask I must.”

“Where is the truth then? Where does truth exist, behind the lie, within the lie? Is truth that which we seek to know or that which we avoid knowing?”

“She was well aware that the heart”

“I should have seen his weaknesses and only given him a section of myself but I loved him to my core, no matter who he was. There were no hidden places in my heart that would not welcome him or any sacred ground inside my being that he could not walk upon.”

“Clarissa noticed his eyes, they were like indifferent tides, shielding knowledge of an impending storm”

“life reveals that which we may never have guessed, that some people are so undeserving of us.”

“When I was young, I wanted to be knowledgeable, but as I got older, I wanted to be wise. Wise people don’t just possess information; they possess a compassionate understanding of other people. They know about life.”

“Marriages and relationships can be great experiences and can help a person grow and give them a chance to better themselves, whether they last or not. ... Would you consider a close relationship with a friend for several years a failure when they moved to another country and you never saw them again?”

“As great minds have the faculty of saying a great deal in a few words, so lesser minds have a talent of talking much, and saying nothing.”

“Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence.”

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom in learning from books as well as from nature.”

“Progress is a natural result of staying focused on the process of doing anything.”