Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Common sense in an uncommon degree 
is what the world calls wisdom.” 
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Ogwo David Emenike Quote

“Education is for freedom - 
freedom from mental slavery.” 
Ogwo David Emenike

Sojourner Truth Quote

“It is the mind that makes the body.” 
Sojourner Truth

Sai Baba Quote

“All action results from thought, 
so it is thoughts that matter.” 
Sai Baba

Dean Inge Quote

“The wisdom of the wise is an 
uncommon degree of common sense.” 
Dean Inge

Kahlil Gibran Quote

“You talk when you cease to be 
at peace with your thoughts.” 
Kahlil Gibran

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“I make simpler my life by 
focusing all my attention on 
living in this precious moment!” 
King Solomon Hearn

Tina Turner Quote

“I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; 
it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.” 
Tina Turner

Dr. Maulana Karenga Quote

“The Nguzo Saba are the 
moral minimum value system 
Black people need in order to 
rescue and reconstruct their 
history and humanity, 
indeed their daily lives, in 
their own image and interests.”　 
Dr. Maulana Karenga

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“The true definition of intelligence is 
living life one precious moment at a time.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

John Connoll Quote

“There is a nobility 
in compassion, 
a beauty in empathy, 
a grace in forgiveness.” 
John Connoll

Maya Angelou Quote

“All great achievements require time.” 
Maya Angelou

Mark Twain Quote

“The perfection of wisdom, 
and the end of true philosophy 
is to proportion our 
wants to our possessions, 
our ambitions to our capacities, 
we will then be a happy 
and a virtuous people.” 
Mark Twain

African Proverb

“Only the tortoise knows 
what is hidden in the shell.” 
African Proverb

Earnest Rossi Quote

“It is now well established that 
the unconscious mind is the 
wellspring of all human creativity.” 
Earnest Rossi

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“This precious moment that I am living in 
is the most essential part of my life!” 
King Solomon Hearn

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. 
The more you spend it, the more you gain.” 
Oprah Winfrey

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Quote

“Your mind is what makes everything else work.” 
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Buddha Quote

“Do not dwell in the past, 
do not dream of the future, 
concentrate the mind 
on the present moment.” 
Buddha

Henry David Thoreau Quote

“It's not what you look at 
that matters, it's what you see.” 
Henry David Thoreau

Anna Julia Cooper Quote

“The cause of freedom is not 
the cause of a race or sect, 
a party or a class— 
it is the cause of humankind, 
the birthright of humanity” 
Anna Julia Cooper

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“My definition of wisdom is, living 
life one precious moment at a time.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Lao Tzu Quote

“Health is the greatest possession. 
Contentment is the greatest treasure. 
Confidence is the greatest friend. 
Non-being is the greatest joy.” 
Lao Tzu

Ellen J. Barrier Quote

“I believe challenges are God's way of 
strengthening us mentally and spiritually, 
and yes, physically. After having won 
each challenge that confronted us, 
we are wiser and stronger.” 
Ellen J. Barrier

Denis Waitley Quote

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, 
owned, earned, worn or consumed. 
Happiness is the spiritual experience 
of living every minute with love, 
grace and gratitude.” Denis Waitley

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“I understand that 
I do not know anything, 
which moves me one step closer 
to acquiring knowledge.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Barbara Jordan Quote

“Do not call for black 
power or green power. 
Call for brain power.” 
Barbara Jordan

Eckhart Tolle Quote

“The past has no power over the present moment.” 
Eckhart Tolle

Gabrielle Leblanc Quote

“The way we pay 
attention to the world can 
make a huge difference in 
the way we experience it.” 
Gabrielle Leblanc

Swami Vivekananda Quote

“When an idea exclusively 
occupies the mind, 
it is transformed into an 
actual physical or mental state.” 
Swami Vivekananda

Lao Tzu Quote

“At the center of your being 
you have the answer; 
you know who you are and 
you know what you want.” 
Lao Tzu

Criss Jami Quote

“Create with the heart; build with the mind.” 
Criss Jami

Lauren Oliver Quote

“Running is a mental sport, 
more than anything else. 
You're only as good 
as your training, and your 
training is only as good 
as your thinking.” 
Lauren Oliver

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“How I live each precious 
moment of my life, 
is a reflection of 
how I live my life.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Eckhart Tolle Quote

“Realize deeply that 
the present moment 
is all you ever have.” 
Eckhart Tolle

Toba Beta Quote

“Mental strength induces mind and body.” 
Toba Beta

Maya Angelou Quote

“I've learned that people 
will forget what you said, 
people will forget what you did, 
but people will never forget 
how you made them feel.” 
Maya Angelou

Bob Marley Quote

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. 
None but ourselves can free our minds.” 
Bob Marley

Buddha Quote

“Health is the greatest gift, 
contentment the greatest wealth, 
faithfulness the best relationship.” 
Buddha

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“In every precious moment 
lies the seed of a new destiny.” 
King Solomon Hearn

Barbara Sher Quote

“Now is the operative word. 
Everything you put in your way 
is just a method of putting off 
the hour when you could actually 
be doing your dream.” Barbara Sher

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote

“I have a dream 
that my four little children 
will one day live in a nation 
where they will not be judged 
by the color of their skin, but 
by the content of their character.” 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

George Santayana Quote

“Almost every wise saying 
has an opposite one, 
no less wise, to balance it.” 
George Santayana

Benjamin Disraeli Quote

“Upon the education 
of the people of this country 
the fate of this country depends.” 
Benjamin Disraeli

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“I have embraced the idea 
that every experience 
is a learning experience.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Wilma Rudolph Quote

“Never underestimate 
the power of dreams 
and the influence 
of the human spirit. 
We are all the same 
in this notion: 
The potential for greatness 
lives within each of us.” 
Wilma Rudolph

Nelson Mandela Quote

“As I have said, the first thing is 
to be honest with yourself. 
You can never have an impact on society 
if you have not changed yourself. 
Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, 
of honesty, but humility.” Nelson Mandela

Duane Elgin Quote

“Compassion will no longer be seen 
as a spiritual luxury for a contemplative few; 
rather it will be viewed as a social necessity 
for the entire human family.”Duane Elgin

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“The ability to be at peace 
is my definition of intelligence.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Susan L. Taylor Quote

“Whatever we believe about ourselves 
and our ability comes true for us.” 
Susan L. Taylor

Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

“Do not go where the path may lead, 
go instead where there is no path and 
leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Buddha Quote

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, 
or who said it, no matter if I have said it, 
unless it agrees with your own reason 
and your own common sense." Buddha

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“I believe that the 
greater the challenge, 
the greater the reward.” 
King Solomon Hearn

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“You don’t become what you want; 
you become what you believe.” 
Oprah Winfrey

Satchel Paige Quote

"Sometimes I sits and thinks, 
and sometimes I just sits." 
Satchel Paige

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“The ability to be happy is 
the definition of intelligence.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Mary McLeod Bethune Quote

"The whole world opened to me when I learned to read." 
Mary McLeod Bethune

Benjamin Disraeli Quote

“As a rule, he or she who has 
the most information will have 
the greatest success in life.” 
Benjamin Disraeli

Deepak Chopra Quote

“Living in the present moment 
creates the experience of eternity.” 
Deepak Chopra

Khalil Gibran Quote

“The teacher who is indeed wise 
does not bid you to enter 
the house of his wisdom 
but rather leads you to 
the threshold of your mind.” 
Khalil Gibran

King Solomon Hearn Quote

“Every challenge we come across in life 
carries with it an equal or greater reward.” 
King Solomon Hearn

Anna Pavlova Quote

“To follow, without halt, one aim: 
There’s the secret of success.” 
Anna Pavlova

Yoruba Proverb

“What you give you get, ten times over.” 
Yoruba Proverb

Lincoln Steffens Quote

“To look for the beautiful is the way 
to get the best out of life each day.” 
Lincoln Steffens

Malcolm X Quote

“My Alma mater was books, 
a good library... 
I could spend the rest of my life 
reading, 
just satisfying my curiosity.” 
Malcolm X

Harriet Martineau Quote

“Readers are plentiful; 
Thinkers are rare.” 
Harriet Martineau

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“True intelligence includes taking 
and applying your own advice.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Walt Whitman Quote

“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.” 
Walt Whitman

Maya Angelou Quote

“I have found that among its other benefits, 
giving liberates the soul of the giver.” 
Maya Angelou

Buddha Quote

“It is better to travel well than to arrive.” 
Buddha

Kenyan Proverb

“Having a good discussion is like having riches.” 
Kenyan Proverb

Daniel J. Boorstin Quote

“The greatest 
obstacle to discovery 
is not ignorance 
- it is the illusion 
of knowledge.” 
Daniel J. Boorstin

Dwayne Alvin Hearn Quote

“Wisdom is the result of 
turning every experience 
into a learning experience.” 
Dwayne Alvin Hearn

Lao Tzu Quote

“Be Content with what you have; 
rejoice in the way things are. When 
you realize there is nothing lacking, 
the whole world belongs to you.” 
Lao Tzu

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“If you look at what you 
have in life, 
You'll always have more. 
If you look at what you don't 
have in life, 
You'll never have enough.” 
Oprah Winfrey

Cameroon Proverb

“Knowledge is better than riches.” 
Cameroon Proverb

Marilyn vos Savant Quote

“To acquire knowledge, 
one must study; 
but to acquire wisdom, 
one must observe.” 
Marilyn vos Savant

Nelson Mandela Quote

“Education is the 
most powerful weapon 
you can use 
to change the world.” 
Nelson Mandela

Benjamin Franklin Quote

“An investment in knowledge 
pays the best interest.” 
Benjamin Franklin

Kathryn Estella Patterson Hearn Quote

“The tree of knowledge is always green and growing.” 
Kathryn Estella Patterson Hearn

George S. Patton Quote

"Never tell people 
how to do things. 
Tell them what to do 
and they will surprise you 
with their ingenuity." 
George S. Patton

Audre Lorde Quote

"Our feelings are our most 
genuine paths to knowledge." 
Audre Lorde

Khalil Gibran Quote

“A little knowledge that acts 
is worth infinitely more 
than much knowledge that is idle.” 
Khalil Gibran

Ethiopian Proverb

“Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.” 
Ethiopian Proverb

Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote

“When one loses the deep 
intimate relationship with nature, 
then temples, mosques and 
churches become important.” 
Jiddu Krishnamurti

Oprah Winfrey Quote

“Follow your instincts. 
That's where true wisdom 
manifests itself.” 
Oprah Winfrey

John F. Kennedy Quote

“The goal of education is 
the advancement of knowledge 
and the dissemination of truth.” 
John F. Kennedy

Mary McLeod Bethune Quote

“As I give, I get.” 
Mary McLeod Bethune  

Thomas Jefferson Quote

“I hope our wisdom will grow 
with our power, and teach us, 
that the less we use our power 
the greater it will be.” 
Thomas Jefferson

Cullen Hightower Quote

“Wisdom is what’s left after we've 
run out of personal opinions.” 
Cullen Hightower

Audrey Hepburn Quote

“For beautiful eyes, 
look for the good in others; 
for beautiful lips, speak 
only words of kindness; 
and for poise, 
walk with the knowledge 
that you are never alone.” 
Audrey Hepburn

African Proverb

“If you want to go quickly, go alone. 
If you want to go far, go together.” 
African Proverb

Socrates Quote

“The only true wisdom is in 
knowing you know nothing.” 
Socrates

14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) Quote

“We can live without 
religion and meditation, 
but we cannot survive 
without human affection.” 
14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)