Wisdom Quote by W.E.H. Lecky — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.”

“Only to the degree that people have what they need, that they are healthy and unafraid, that their lives are varied, interesting, meaningful, productive, joyous, can we begin to judge, or even guess, their nature. Few people, adults or children, now live such lives.”

“Pull the string and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.”

“Asher Rubin thinks that most people are truly idiots, and that it is human stupidity that is ultimately responsible for introducing sadness into the world. It isn’t a sin or a trait with which human beings are born, but a false view of the world, a mistaken evaluation of what is seen by our eyes. Which is why people perceive every thing in isolation, each object separate from the rest. Real wisdom lies in linking everything together—that’s when the true shape of all of it emerges.”

“When I stopped to take a breath, I noticed I had wings.”

“Here’s what’s difficult to say, but must be said: transformation has costs. When you begin to change, some people will not come with you. Some parts of your life will not survive your honesty. Some identities will have to be relinquished. Some comforts will be lost.”