Wisdom Quote by Ismail Ishaq Sambo — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“To act smart all the time is stupidity; to act stupid all the time is madness. To sacrifice one thing intentionally and gain ten deliberately, that is true smartness.”

“How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?" (Plato)”

“In meditation we discover our inherent restlessness. Sometimes we get up and leave. Sometimes we sit there but our bodies wiggle and squirm and our minds go far away. This can be so uncomfortable that we feel’s it’s impossible to stay. Yet this feeling can teach us not just about ourselves but what it is to be human…we really don’t want to stay with the nakedness of our present experience. It goes against the grain to stay present. These are the times when only gentleness and a sense of humor can give us the strength to settle down…so whenever we wander off, we gently encourage ourselves to “stay” and settle down. Are we experiencing restlessness? Stay! Are fear and loathing out of control? Stay! Aching knees and throbbing back? Stay! What’s for lunch? Stay! I can’t stand this another minute! Stay!”

“We live in an age of too much information, very little knowledge, and even less wisdom.”

“Some people are like thorns. But you have to let them be thorns, because thorns can't turn into petals. The trick is not letting them prick you; never let a thorn prick you!”

“Ego is diametrically opposed to gaining wisdom.”