Literary Wisdom

Life is uncharted territory.
It reveals its story one moment at a time.
— Leo Buscaglia, American author and motivational speaker

Catholic Wisdom

The thankful person is the one for whom life is simply one long existence in the sacred.
— Joan Chittister in The Psalms

Activist Wisdom

Failure is just another way to learn how to do something right.
— Marian Wright Edelman, American activist for children's rights

Movie Lines

No one ever made a difference by being like every one else.
— P. T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman

Spiritual Wisdom

I've known for years that resentments don't hurt the one we resent, but they do hurt us.
— Anne Lamott, American spiritual writer

Nature Wisdom

A world of memory
returns to me when I see
blossoming cherries.
— Matsuo Basho in The Essential Basho

Sufi Wisdom

Grapes want to turn to wine.
— Rumi, Sufi Saint


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