Friedrich Muller Quotes on Wisdom & Knowledge (31 Quotes)

He in whom all this is destroyed, and taken out with the very root, he, when freed from hatred and wise, is called respectable.

A man who has learnt little, grows old like an ox his flesh grows, but his knowledge does not grow.

The channels run everywhere, the creeper (of passion) stands sprouting if you see the creeper springing up, cut its root by means of knowledge.

If he does not wish for his own success by unfair means, then he is good, wise, and virtuous.

The swans go on the path of the sun, they go through the ether by means of their miraculous power the wise are led out of this world, when they have conquered Mra and his train.

Wise people do not call that a strong fetter which is made of iron, wood, or hemp far stronger is the care for precious stones and rings, for sons and a wife.

Of the people who possess these virtues, who live without thoughtlessness, and who are emancipated through true knowledge, the tempter, never finds the way.

One ought to follow the wise, the intelligent, the learned, the much enduring, the dutiful, the elect one ought to follow a good and wise man, as the moon follows the path of the stars.

He who walks in the company of fools suffers a long way company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinsfolk.

He in whom there is truth, virtue, love, restraint, moderation, he who is free from impurity and is wise, he is called an elder.

If by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure, let a wise man leave the small pleasure, and look to the great.

Before long, alas this body will lie on the earth, despised, without understanding, like a useless log.

Those who are slaves to passions, run down with the stream (of desires), as a spider runs down the web which he has made himself when they have cut this, at last, wise people leave the world free from cares, leaving all affection behind.

As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, wise people falter not amidst blame and praise.

Leaving all pleasures behind, and calling nothing his own, the wise man should purge himself from all the troubles of the mind.

Wise people, after they have listened to the laws, become serene, like a deep, smooth, and still lake.

He who does not rouse himself when it is time to rise, who, though young and strong, is full of sloth, whose will and thought are weak, that lazy and idle man will never find the way to knowledge.

Fools follow after vanity, men of evil wisdom.

If a man find a prudent companion who walks with him, is wise, and lives soberly, he may walk with him, overcoming all dangers, happy, but considerate.

Let a man but keep these three roads of action clear, and he will achieve the way which is taught by the wise.

A fool who thinks himself wise, he is called a fool indeed.

Knowing that this body is (fragile) like a jar, and making this thought firm like a fortress, one should attack the tempter with the weapon of knowledge, one should watch him when conquered, and should never rest.

He who takes refuge with Buddha, the Law, and the Church he who, with clear understanding, sees the four holy truths.

By rousing himself, by earnestness, by restraint and control, the wise man may make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.

Let the wise man guard his thoughts, for they are difficult to perceive, very artful, and they rush wherever they list thoughts well guarded bring happiness.

His thought is quiet, quiet are his word and deed, when he has obtained freedom by true knowledge, when he has thus become a quiet man.

The wise who control their body, who control their tongue, the wise who control their mind, are indeed well controlled.

Come, look at this glittering world, like unto a royal chariot the foolish are immersed in it, but the wise do not touch it.

If a fool be associated with a wise man even all his life, he will perceive the truth as little as a spoon perceives the taste of soup.

Let each man direct himself first to what is proper, then let him teach others thus a wise man will not suffer.

There is no satisfying lusts, even by a shower of gold pieces he who knows that lusts have a short taste and cause pain, he is wise.