enlightenment quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment."
547
"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place."
548
"When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you."
549
"Wise men speak when they have something to say, fools speak because they have to say something."
586
"It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it."
587
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them"
614
"Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity."
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