When we looked at the life cycle in our 40s, we looked to old people for wisdom. At 80, though, we look at other 80-year-olds to see who got wise and who not. Lots of old people don't get wise, but you don't get wise unless you age. Erik Erikson 40sagecycle share on social
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Jim Rohn accomplishmentbridgediscipline Change image and share on social
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr acceptchangecourage Change image and share on social
Applause is a receipt, not a bill. Dale Carnegie applausebillreceipt Change image and share on social
Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom. Clifford Stoll datuminformationknowledge Change image and share on social
The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom. George MacDonald appearassumptionbody share on social
I love being. There's so much wisdom in it. You wake up in the morning and you think, Hey, isn't it great just being? Gwyneth Paltrow greatheylove Change image and share on social
Wisdom finds its literary expression in wisdom literature. Paul Ricoeur expressionfindliterary Change image and share on social
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again. Joseph Campbell findsacredspace Change image and share on social
The philosophical point is that our happiness and wellbeing is not based on incomes rising. This is not just the wisdom of sages but of ordinary people. Prosperity is more social and psychological: it's about identification, affiliation, participation in society and a sense of purpose. Tim Jackson affiliationbasehappiness share on social
