Wisdom & Understanding
29 passages on wisdom & understanding, drawn from many traditions and offered with their sources intact. Take the one that meets you where you are.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
Rumi · The Essential Rumi · Sufi Poetry “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “Truthfulness is the foundation of all excellence.”
Zoroaster · Avesta · Zoroastrian Teachings “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The greatest wisdom lies in recognizing one's own limitations and striving to overcome them through Divine Grace.”
Abd-ru-shin · In the Light of Truth · The Grail Message “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The greatest wisdom lies in recognizing one's own limitations and striving to overcome them through Divine Grace.”
Abd-ru-shin · In the Light of Truth · The Grail Message “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The wise man is one who knows what he does not know.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “Wisdom comes to those who seek Truth with humility and an open heart.”
Abd-ru-shin · In the Light of Truth · The Grail Message “Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.”
Buddha · Dhammapada · Buddhist Teachings “Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching