Quotes about sage-quotes

Sages shine so they can see the world, not so the world can see them.

You don’t have to pay the sun to rise, the moon to shine, and the stars to glow.

Sages are soldiers on the war on ignorance.

The enlightened are superior to the learned.

Saints are slaves of good works.Sages are slaves of wisdom.Conquerors are slaves of victory.

A sage is a good teacher, but an even greater learner.

The enlightened worry less than others,quarrel less than others,fight less than others,transgress less than others;care more than others,give more than others,and love more than others.

Greater than a sage is the one who taught him; God is the teacher, and the wise are all His students.

One deed from a sage achieves more than a thousand deeds from warriors.

A sage benefits from his mistakes more than a fool benefits from his triumphs.

If you want to punish a sage lock him in the same room with a fool.

A fish is a genius in water.An eagle is a genius in air.A fox is a genius on land.A sage is a genius in life.

A day with a sage will save you a thousand of study.

One sage is worth more than a thousand warriors.

Great sages began as great students.

God is the world's oldest philosopher love is the world's oldest sage.

Prophets foretell the futuresages prepare for it.

A sage's tongue is a little less than a prophet'sa prophet's tongue is a little less than an angel's.

You don’t need a long beard to be a sageyou need to be teachable.You don’t need gray hair to be wiseyou need to be sensible.

The sky won’t shed tears if stars refuse to shine it will wait for the sun.

You are a god wrapped in flesh the divinity you’ve always been seeking is wrapped within.

If you pour more water into a river, it will not drown the fish.

To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe sages.

A fish is a genius in water, an eagle is a genius in air, a fox is a genius on land, and a sage is a genius in life. 

A wolf only attends a rabbit’s funeral to eat its young.

It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one.

A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul.

Only fools are born wise.

We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.

A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.

You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.

If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would be drowned by its own weight.

The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.

The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

If you try to test a river’s depths with both feet, you will drown.

Don't resist change if it is to your advantage.Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.Don't burn down bridges you will need to cross tomorrow.Don't expect other people to solve your problems.Don't let what's behind you dictate what's ahead of you.Don't lose sleep over anyone who doesn't lose sleep over you.Don’t let life's small arrows wound your big soul.

Scholars love knowledge.Philosophers love wisdom.The most knowledgeable become professors.The most wise become sages.

A sage’s mind is greater than a warrior’s sword.

As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages.

Religion is the Self revealing secrets of the Self to the Self.

Never forget O Brave One, the best kind of existence is to exist for others.

Light wears out the eyes but does not wear out the soul.

If you throw a stone into the ocean, it will reach the bottom; if you throw a word into someone’s heart, it will reach their soul.

When you look in the mirror and see your reflection, your eyes are open; when you look in the mirror and see God, your soul is open.

Courage is a warrior, wisdom is a sage, virtue is a priest, and love is poet.