Wisdom Quote by John Steinbeck — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“A man without words is a man without thought.”

“In our time mass or collective production has entered our economics, our politics, even our religion, so that some nations have substituted the idea collective for the idea God. This in my time is the danger. There is great tension in the world, tension toward a breaking point, and men are unhappy and confused. At such a time it seems natural and good to me to ask myself these questions. What do I believe in? What must I fight for and what must I fight against?”

“If we could learn to like ourselves, even a little, maybe our cruelties and angers might melt away.”

“Our Father who art in nature, who has given the gift of survival to the coyote, the common brown rat, the English sparrow, the house fly and the moth, must have a great and overwhelming love for no-goods and blots-on-the-town and bums, and Mack and the boys. Virtues and graces and laziness and zest. Our Father who art in nature.”

“This is beyond understanding." said the king. "You are the wisest man alive. You know what is preparing. Why do you not make a plan to save yourself?”

“My friends, may good fortune guide you through the day to come, whether you go to your rest or start about your business. Young or old, swift or slow, strong or weak, hunter or hunted, may you fare well until we meet once more.”

“A mirror has always symbolized more than glass and reflection.”

“Don't worry about what's cool & what's not cool. Authenticity is what's cool.”

“If you envy successful people, you create a negative force field of attraction”

“Who said that ev’ry wish”

“Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.”