Thread by @TheAncientSage

Brief Maxims/Aphorisms (a Thread)

1 you can learn only if you don't prejudge

2 freedom lies on the other side of attachment

3 to the ignorant the wise man is a fool

4 better to experiment and be wrong than to conform and be right

5 wisdom can't be bought but it can be earned

6 you suffer because you resist truth

7 identifying with your past perpetuates your limitations

8 an open mind and genuine thirst for learning are greatest blessings one can have

9 wisdom is content with simplicity, foolishness seeks complication

10 face yourself. Everything else is just distraction

11 one's thinking is a reflection of what one reads

12 better to read a truly great book a dozen times than read a mediocre book once

13 more words don't convey more meaning; they dilute it

14 a poor man is the one with a rich ego

15 surrender is the only way to victory

16 if you are clever, you are not wise

17 politics/news is the pastime of semi literate people

18 if you feel the need to justify yourself you are already on the defensive

19 when wisdom arrives judgment departs

20 he who replies impulsively neither understands nor cares about the question

21 wisdom consists in loving one's death more than one's life

22 small minds take pride in noticing petty distinctions, great minds perceive big picture unity