From Chrysippus: “I myself think that the wise man meddles little or not at all in affairs and does his own things.”
Tag Archives: wisdom
Quote of the day 07/10/25
From Basho: “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
Quote of the day 07/09/25
From Jitsu-go-kiyo: “If thou be born in the poor man’s hovel, yet have wisdom, then wilt thou be like the lotus-flower growing out of the mire.”
Quote of the day 07/06/25
From the Salla Sutta: “This world is afflicted with death and decay; therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world.”
Quote of the day 07/05/25
From the Ta-chwang-yan-king-lun: “When first I undertook to obtain wisdom, then also I took on me to defend (the weak). All living things of whatsoever sort call forth my compassion and pity.”
Quote of the day 07/03/25
From the Jatakamala: “The virtuous retain in their mind the good done to them, whereas the evil they experience drops from their mind, like water from a lotus-petal.”
Quote of the day 06/29/25
From the Dhammapada: “The fool who knows his foolishness is wise at any rate so far. But the fool who thinks himself wise, he is a fool indeed.”
Quote of the day 06/16/25
From Samuel Taylor Coleridge: “No mind is thoroughly well-organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.”
Quote of the day 06/12/25
From Katha Sarit Sagara: “Why should we cling to this perishable body? In the eye of the wise, the only thing it is good for is to benefit one’s fellow-creatures.”
Quote of the day 04/20/25
From William Wordsworth: “and we shall findA pleasure in the dimness of the stars.”
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