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Inspirational Quotes of Wisdom, Deep Thoughts of Wise Men

Inspirational Quotes of Wisdom, Deep Thoughts & Meaningful Quotations from Famous Wise Men Albert Einstein: A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Albert Einstein: Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds. Plato: Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Do not speak unless you can improve on silence. Buddhist proverb Mohandas K. Gandhi: It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. Ralph Waldo Emerson: Great are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world. Leonardo da Vinci: Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. Christopher Morley: There is no squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same idea <b>…</b>