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Shavkat @Shavkat (137238) • Philippines 14 Jan

My first student turned my day upside-down today. He seemed overconfident during the class and assumed to be an all-knowing soul. But when he asked simple questions about his lesson, he did not have the wisdom to answer them....

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Quote: "Wisdom is totally different from our wisdom"

Shavkat @Shavkat (137238) • Philippines 14 Jan

In every walk of life, people have different ways to show their wisdom. This is what I shared with one of my online adult students, who claimed that some older people are not wise. He even said that elders would not have wisdom as...

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Never Depend on Others

Shavkat @Shavkat (137238) • Philippines 25 Dec

There are so many wisdoms that my biological parents bestowed upon us. One of them is to never depend on others. If you can do it, then do it without any hesitation. Before the pandemic, cutting the tie with all our relatives was...

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The thing that really brings misfortune is ignorance

Roberto Rossi @RRossi (275) 26 Nov

The phrase "The thing that really brings misfortune is ignorance" emphasizes the importance of knowledge and awareness in life. Ignorance, understood as a lack of knowledge or awareness, can lead to wrong choices and negative...

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Honesty may not earn you many friends, but it will earn you the right ones.

Roberto Rossi @RRossi (275) 25 Nov

"Honesty may not earn you many friends, but it will earn you the right ones." These wise words from John Lennon prompt us to evaluate the quality of our relationships. Honesty, at times, can leave us in a vulnerable position, yet...

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Short story: One day, we will be consumed by the Earth, if we continue to consume it, so wantonly

Steve Marshall @innertalks (21087) • Australia 4 Nov

The American Indian Chief, Chief Yellow Cloud, was named this by the North American Calvary, as he always retreated from them, seemingly cowardly, every time, that they encroached into his tribe’s territory. [b]His real...

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How do you eat an elephant.

marguicha @marguicha (216009) • Chile 8 Oct

Said Grissom at CBI. The answer is: "one bite at a time". I loved it. We only can do whatever we do little by little. Now that the artichokes are warm, I´ll go to eat one. I put homemade mayo in a dish, have another sish nearby...

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Short story: When we do not understand, ask somebody else for their input

Steve Marshall @innertalks (21087) • Australia 21 Sep

George Livingston was reading a verse in the Christian Bible, which initially stumped him, as to the meaning. This verse was this one: [i]"But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall...

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Short story: An American Indian Chief talks about life, and what its truth is all about

Steve Marshall @innertalks (21087) • Australia 10 Sep

The old Indian Chieftain, Chief Charging Bear, was talking to his young son about life. "Remember that your heart will tell you what is true in life." "Never listen too much to the nearsays, who will give you their...

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Short story: A dog bites a Zen master, or not a Zen master. They are all the same to him

Steve Marshall @innertalks (21087) • Australia 5 Sep

The Zen master, Restev Zervaskli, was happily walking along a path, going past another monastery, when a dog ran out from the gates, jumped up on him, and bit him on the chin. He had not been quick enough to ward it off...

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Short story: Wisdom is often pushed aside and buried, without accepting its truths

Steve Marshall @innertalks (21087) • Australia 4 Sep

Rabbi Artev Treminski had just died. He was buried in a pauper's grave, at the very back of the local cemetery, without even a headstone. This master, and Rabbi, was little known, in his life, as he preferred to keep a low...

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Short story: A zen master is bested by an oak tree, or was he?

Steve Marshall @innertalks (21087) • Australia 8 Aug

The Zen master, Tanzin Doslinko, was walking through his monastery grounds, when he saw one of his students, sitting besides a large tree, talking to it. The master, walked over to him, and he asked the young...

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Short story: A man is pushed into his best life, when he accepts help from others

Steve Marshall @innertalks (21087) • Australia 19 Jul

Alan Jambart had an obsession to play poker. He was not good at it, and he lost most of the times, that he played. Then one day, he was playing against a man, and he was again losing. After the game, the man took Alan...

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Better off alone

John nyambegera @thebos (5779) • Kisumu, Kenya 30 Jun

Hello Today i just came across a very emotional quote, and very wise, one of my teacher used to repeat to us every day He said that it is better to to be alone than to be surrounded by many people and friends who are fake....

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (307644) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 24 May

Day 315 (Ecclesiastes 10:16-20) Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning! Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes feast at the proper time—for...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (307644) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 22 May

Day 313 (Ecclesiastes 8:14-17) Vanity occurs on earth, and just men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said this also...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (307644) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 21 May

Day 312 (Ecclesiastes 7:11-22) Wisdom is good with an inheritance and profitable to those who see the sun. For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, but the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have...

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Daily Bible Study

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (307644) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 16 May

Day 307 (Ecclesiastes 2:26) God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner, He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (307644) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 10 May 23

Day 300 (Proverbs 29:3) Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but a companion of harlots wastes his wealth. How many exotic dance clubs does your city have? How many adult bookstores? How many bars? People have endless...

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National Teachers Day is Today! Which teachers you remember till today?

Rashna Gandhi @Rashnag (30594) • Surat, India 2 May 23

Hi guys, Hope you all are doing good. I am doing well too. Education plays a very important part in every individual 's life as it shapes character, gives knowledge, increases reasoning...

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