Art of Wisdom

“People only understand you when they are hurting in the same place.”

“The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, requiring us to be unwavering and ready for any attack at any moment.”

“Before you think something is impossible, try it.”

“No one is more interested in predicting the lives of those around him 

is not pathetic.”

“And above all, don't be sad, don't be hardened. But be free and valiant in all things, look humanly, mortally.”

“Die for the cause, give up vain hopes and come to your own aid while you still have the chance.”

“It's disgraceful when your body resists this life and your soul gives up.”

“And our life is being reaped, like ripe ears...”

“Even if it is blocked by walls of houses, mountains and countless other things, there is a sunlight.”

“Today I got rid of all my troubles, even all kinds of troubles, because they were not outside me, but inside me, in my own thoughts.”

“How much time is saved by a man who pays no attention to what others do, say or think, but only to what he does himself to be a good man.”

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a point of view, not a fact.”

“People are born for each other. So educate them or put up with them.”

“When judging people, look at their behavior and interests, not their words.”

“A man's worth is measured by the value of his interests.”

“The days that break you are the days that build you up.”

“Turn inside out, see what you are like, see what you are like when you are old, when you are sick, when you are in lust.”

“Strength, composure and courage belong to the humble and gentlemanly man.”

“Go to the rising sun, I am already setting.”

“It is the king's fate to gain notoriety even while doing good.”

“Start all over again.”

“The closer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he comes to power.”

“Don't dream of having what you don't have, but rather make the best of what you have and remember how much you would want it if you didn't have it.”

“If you go after what is not yours, you will lose what is yours.”

“Remember that people will continue to do the same things even when you are mad with rage.”

“Be like the rock that the waves keep crashing against. It stands still and the anger of the sea rests around it.”

“Your own happiness depends only on yourself.”

“Fear not death, but the inability to begin life.”

“The best place to retreat is within oneself.”

“Kindness is invincible if it is sincere, if it is not meant to mock, or if it is not born of hypocrisy.”

“Strength, composure and courage belong to the humble and gentlemanly man, not to the quick-tempered and impatient.”

“Be careful not to be angry with people and not to flatter them too much. For both these faults are contrary to the common good and tend to harm.”

“Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life and it is over. Now pick up what is left and move on properly.”

“The best way to take revenge is to be unlike the person being avenged.”

“Your life as a man is already difficult. Don't make it harder by being with a woman who creates unnecessary stress, chaos and unrest in your life.”

“Never forget that a man's worth is measured by the value of his interests.”

“For the arrogance that boasts of a lack of vanity is the most intolerable.”

“He who tries to imagine his whole future at once does himself a great disservice.”

“A little time and you will forget everything, a little time and everything will forget you.”

“I have learned to be self-sufficient and radiant in everything, to take precautions in advance against something that might happen, and to organize even the smallest things quietly.”

“You can renew your life. Re-examine what you have done before, because a new life depends on it.”

“Because I seek the truth, and no one is harmed by the truth except those who persist in self-deception and ignorance.”

“If you care about yourself at all, be your own hero while there is still time.”

“In the mind of a truly honest and purified person, you will never find any festering tissue, any corruption, anything that is healthy on the surface but rotten on the inside.”

“Happiness is a good guardian spirit or a good governing principle. What are you doing then, O my imagination?”

“Instead of jumping from one place to another, judge every impulse with your judgment and remain impartial to whatever comes your way.”

“People will kill you, dismember you and curse you. Let them do so, can all this prevent your soul from remaining pure, prudent, sober and just? Even if someone stands at the head of a clean spring of fresh water and curses it, can they stop it from flowing? Even if one throws dirt or dung into it, the spring quickly washes it away and cleans itself again. So how will you create this source that flows in you without stopping? By practicing freedom, calmness, simplicity and humility as long as you live.”

“Comfort is the worst addiction.”

“He who knows how to be sane in all things is at the same time sober, cheerful, resolute and dignified.”

“Everything depends on your thought, and your thought depends on you. Therefore, if you could eliminate your thoughts at will, it would be as if you turned a nose and reached a peaceful, serene cove.”

“You cannot be sure that people make mistakes. Because they do many things according to a plan. You need to know enough to make a judgment about anyone's actions.”

“To begin each morning by maintaining your own peace with the world is the greatest victory of the day.”

“The purpose of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to avoid being on the side of the unconscious.”

“The law of nature is that everything changes, transforms and disappears, so that different things can arise in turn.”

“Nowhere can man find a quieter and more untroubled refuge than in his own soul.”

“There is nothing worse than a wolf pretending to be a friend to a sheep. Avoid false friendships at all costs. If you are a good, honest and well-meaning person, it should show in your eyes. It is not something that can be overlooked.”

“Clear your mind and take charge, as if you have just woken up and realized that what is bothering you is just a bad dream.”

“Human life is finite, its existence fluid, its tendency uncertain, its whole body prone to decay, its soul like a whirlpool, its destiny incomprehensible and its fate uncertain.”

“I follow the path of nature, until I fall and find peace, until I breathe my last breath.”

“Your mind will take the shape of things you often think about, because the human soul is colored by such impressions.”

“You must go deep into your soul. Then you can see which judges you fear and what kind of judges they are.”

“Let everything flow easily, don't hold on to anything, don't cling to anything.”

“Like stars shining in the darkness, it is in adversity that we find our true light.”

“Manliness is to act with courage, determination and fortitude, not only on the battlefield, but in every moment of life.”

“Life is short. The fruits of this life are good character and steps taken for the good of all mankind.”

“But the respect and value you give to your own original thoughts makes you a self-satisfied person.”

“Because you are an intelligent being, treat creatures, events and objects that lack intelligence with kindness and tolerance.”

“Do not seek your own happiness in anyone's soul.”

“Just one minute of anger, greed and lust can throw away years of hard work.”

“Grow on the same tree with them, but don't share their ideas.”

“The key to inner peace is to accept things as they are, not as you want them to be.”

“Anger in the face is against nature. If it is seen too often, the beauty of the face begins to fade and fade, and eventually it cannot be revived.”

“My body has lasted me so long in such a life.”

“Start being human as soon as possible while you're still alive.”

“It is often unjust not only to do something, but also not to do it.”

“Pleasure beyond certain limits is nothing but punishment.”

“After a fall, come back again and be happy if most of your actions are worthy of a human being.”

“When you wake up in the morning, think what a privilege it is to be alive, to love, to be happy and to think.”

“A man's worth is not measured by what others give him, but by what he gives himself.”

“Something that dies does not go out of the universe. It stays here, transforms and decomposes into its original elements, which are the basis of you and the universe.”

“Nothing outside can really disturb you; it is your perception that disturbs you.”

“Each person is only as valuable as what he values.”

“Many people do not get their share of happiness, not because they cannot find it, but because they cannot stop to enjoy it.”

“Our life is the work of our thoughts.”

“Just as nature transforms, molds and makes part of itself everything that stands in its way and everything that opposes it for its own purpose, you can transform every obstacle into a suitable material and use it for your own purpose.”

“Ask yourself: Is this in my control? If not, let it go.”

“If an external factor upsets you, the pain you feel comes not from the thing itself, but from the value you place on it, which you have the power to remove at any time.”

“It is absurd that a man should not avoid his own evil when he has the means to do so, and should try to avoid the evil of others who have no means to avoid it.”

“Whatever thoughts you are used to, that is the character of your mind.”

“If life is a war, your enemy is your thoughts.”

“Injustice often comes not only from what you do, but also from what you don't do.”

“You have fought countless problems simply because you refused to let the decision-making mechanism fulfill its purpose for existence. Enough is enough!”