I did theatre in the U. S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Very many maintain that all we know is still infinitely less than all that still remains unknown; nor do philosophers pin their faith to others' precepts in such wise that they lose their liberty, and cease to give credence to the conclusions of their proper senses. Neither do they swear such fealty to their mistress Antiquity that they openly, and in sight of all, deny and desert their friend Truth.
Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?. . . Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.
Everyone needs a spiritual guide: a minister, rabbi, counselor, wise friend, or therapist. My own wise friend is my dog. He has deep knowledge to impart. He makes friends easily and doesn't hold a grudge. He enjoys simple pleasures and takes each day as it comes. Like a true Zen master he eats when he is hungry and sleeps when he is tired. He's not hung up about sex. Best of all, he befriends me with an unconditional love that human beings would do well to imitate.
I shall take my present leave-but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the Human Race in humble supplication [prayer] that. . . His Divine blessing may be equally conspicuous in. . . the wise measures on which the success of this government must depend.
A process for discernment: God is my ultimate source of truth and wisdom, and dwells forever at the center of my being. Therefore, any thought, emotion, or action that takes me further from my center can be neither truthful, nor wise.
If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if thou be wise, view the peacock's feathers with his feet, and weigh thy best parts with thy imperfections.
If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.
There is as much wisdom in soliciting good counsel as in giving it. The most sensible people are not reluctant to consider the feelings of other people; and to know how to submit to the wise guidance of others is a kind of wisdom in itself.
A wise man can be a fool in love.
Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him.
But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all.
He is one of those wise philanthropists who, in a time of famine, would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks.
I wondered at him, so wise and so foolish, to have lived with me all these months and not know that the worst storms break inside a man.
The wise man, after learning something new, is afraid to learn anything more until he has put his first lesson into practice.
He that is rich is wise.
Blessed if you do. . . Blessed if you don't. . . Blessed no matter what!
Money is the root of all evil. ' Then we hear, 'A fool and his money are soon parted. ' What are they talking about? If money is so evil, shouldn't it be, 'A wise man and his money are soon parted'? And another thing, how does a fool get money in the first place? I know some fools who have a lot of money, but they won't tell me how they got it, and I won't tell them.
The first step towards madness is to think oneself wise.
