— Jerry Saltz"It is a essential truth that an hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering."
Wisdom Quotes
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— Victor Hugo"It is a radiant truth that experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Eleanor Roosevelt"It is a quiet truth that the river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Will Rogers"It is a timeless truth that a steadfast commander remains calm when the storm rages fiercest."
— John Locke"It is a enduring truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."
— Albert Camus"The essence of creativity is the belief that the legacy we leave is written in the hearts of others."
— Rabindranath Tagore"To live with purpose is to leave the world a little gentler than you found it. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Audrey Hepburn"It is a profound truth that the ocean of adversity cannot drown the spirit that resolves to stay afloat — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Edgar Allan Poe"It is a essential truth that every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice."
— James Madison"It is a enduring truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."
— Epictetus"Every scar carries the quiet memory of a battle faced and survived. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."
— Abraham Lincoln"It is a profound truth that every season of life has its own unique blossom, if only we take care to notice — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Henry David Thoreau"It is a enduring truth that in the arithmetic of human affection, the more you give, the more you retain."
— Maya Angelou"It is a humble truth that a life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— Aristotle"It is a subtle truth that stillness is not emptiness; it is the presence of unencumbered clarity."
— Friedrich Nietzsche"It is a subtle truth that a visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles — an essential principle for the reflective life."
— James Madison"To walk the path of enlightenment means shadows are only cast by the presence of light."
— Billy Graham"It is a timeless truth that all philosophical inquiry begins with the humility to admit the limits of knowing."
— Hillary Clinton"Every summit scaled was once thought insurmountable from the valley below. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."
— Alexander Pope"It is a quiet truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience."