Mystic Wisdom
It only takes a moment for God to enrich you.
— Thomas Keating in Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer
Journalist Wisdom
I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and I love today.
— William Allen White, American journalist and leader of the Progressive movement
Gatha
The peace and joy
of one toe
is peace and joy
for my whole body.
— Gatha for Washing Your Feet by Thich Nhat Hanh in Stepping into Freedom
Movie Lines
One thing I've learned is not to abuse time.
— Birdman of Alcatraz
Definition
Wisdom consists in doing the next thing you have to do and doing it with your whole heart and finding delight in doing it.
— Meister Eckhart quoted in Psalms for Zero Gravity by Edward Hays
Activist Wisdom
Fill us with gladness
for the work that must be done.
— Joanna Macy in World As Lover, World as Self
Catholic Wisdom
If we pay attention any moment or any place or person might be a bearer of wisdom.
— Denise Roy in My Monastery Is a Minivan