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