Our ignorance and confusion alone ought to suggest that at times of transition (like the beginning of a new academic year), it may prove the better
part of wisdom to imitate Mary, the mother of Jesus, on the occasion of the annunciation, and simply remain silent.
Isn't it the better
part of wisdom to have the advantage of arranging a marriage with the help of the people who love you most - your family - in an effort to harmonize and complement the qualities backgrounds, and value systems of the couple - to - be?
Since there are so many couples (infertile or not) who would like to adopt, and since there are so many thousands of children needing adoptive parents, surely it serves the better
part of wisdom to give our attention to making adoption a more viable option.
It is difficult to see how, if God's relationship to the world is «wholly other» than the relation of creative spirit to its actual working in time (chronos), we can avoid discounting the Christian significance of creative effort, patient workmanship, and that careful assessment of conditions and consequences which make up so large
a part of the wisdom of life.
Surely the better
part of wisdom belongs to the Church, which teaches that all honor belongs to God alone, and so properly honors all things in this created world that reflect his glory.
Is it not
the part of wisdom and kindness alike not to expose people against their will to the full light of God's holy, universal love in Christ?
This is not to say that a sound and sensible way of dealing with nature is not
a part of the wisdom appropriate to humans, and as such itself a gift of God (cf. Isa 28:23 - 29).
Hands on or energetic healing is
a part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times, and the existence of «life force energy» has been verified by science.
This is not the better
part of wisdom.
The author provides a tight evidentiary argument for the Blue Mountains being a central
part of the wisdom of the Philosophers» Stone.
the part of wisdom is to keep our theories open - ended, our assumptions tentative, our reactions flexible... Like the blind man dealing with the elephant, we must erect hypotheses on the basis of inadequate evidence.
Based on my experience as a couples therapist and, as a husband who is still with the «love of my life» after four decades of marriage, the 11 principles outlined here represent what I considered to be the better
part of wisdom when it comes to living «happily ever after» with that one special person in your life.
And
part of the wisdom in that process is that children learn most through observation.
I sincerely thank you for your responses and
parting of some wisdom.
Not exact matches
Another big
part of why Musk, Einstein and Jobs were able to be such original thinkers is because they had a sense
of «separateness» — a feeling
of being different or disconnected from the crowd, which freed them to reject the conventional
wisdom and assumptions that constrained others.
Part of this commitment is to share what I have learned with those
of you who are on a similar journey... Each
of us finds his unique vehicle for sharing with others his bit
of wisdom.
In this edited excerpt, the authors offer words
of wisdom from business plan experts on the key
parts of your plan.
Through detailed analysis
of four countries, ranging from Singapore as the most successfully wired, to Ireland, Spain and finally Argentina, where the Internet is the least developed, Guillà © n and Suà ¡ rez's paper, in
part, confirms conventional
wisdom.
If anything, not only were my co-workers incredibly friendly for the most
part, but they also had a lot
of wisdom to share with me.
Developing and connecting different
parts of our brain (neural integration) increases
wisdom, helps us manage uncertainty and complexity and improves the quality
of our relationships and increases our well being.
His business introduces new people and ideas to the world thanks to his ability to sell big - name presenters, like Malcolm Gladwell and Tony Robbins, on offering up their
wisdom as
part of the series.
Mr. Gurley, who cuts a distinctive figure in Silicon Valley in no small
part because
of his lanky 6 - foot - 9 frame, went against conventional
wisdom even before he became an investor.
When he started Vanguard, it was just another traditional, actively - managed money firm — and that
part of the business still exists — but Bogle had long questioned the
wisdom of picking stocks.
I found so many nuggets
of wisdom - which formed
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of posts I wrote titled «The Buffett Series».
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Part of that [having uncommon sense], I think, is being able to tune out folly, as distinguished from recognizing
wisdom.
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Part of [having uncommon sense] is being able to tune out folly, as opposed to recognising
wisdom.
In all the great spiritual traditions and all the great
wisdom schools,
part of the journey
of becoming more human is often totemed against this notion
of sort
of waking up and coming out
of these illusions.
lol... you making up a load
of BS that's not even
part of our beliefs... when we prayer... we ask that God gives you
wisdom and insight... you still have a choice in the matter... so really you got nothing on us... you wan na avoid prayer cause it seems you think it might be real and it might make you go to hell if you don't heed... sorry... that don't change abit
* Matthew 12:42 for she came from the uttermost
parts of the earth to hear the
wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Perhaps if we approach purity more holistically, if we talk about the importance
of restraint and self - control in other areas
of life, our feet will become more accustomed to the paths
of wisdom, and sexual holiness will just be another
part of a lifelong journey.
In his usual manner, Pieper pushes philosophical inquiry up to and sometimes a little over the edge
of theology, but is always respectful
of the indispensable
part of revelation in attaining true
wisdom.
Our Churches, with common consent, do teach that the decree
of the Council
of Nicaea concerning the Unity
of the Divine Essence and concerning the Three Persons, is true and to be believed without any doubting; that is to say, there is one Divine Essence which is called and which is God: eternal, without body, without
parts,
of infinite power,
wisdom, and goodness, the Maker and Preserver
of all things, visible and invisible; and yet there are three Persons,
of the same essence and power, who also are coeternal, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Although it has become
part of the conventional
wisdom in much
of contemporary anti-colonialist literature, both Eastern and Western, it is an oversimplification to dismiss the missions as nothing more than a cloak for white imperialism.
Now talking
of God not performing in other
parts of the world like America and the rest is that; God in his own
wisdom does things accordingly and to the purpose
of his good will.God came to mankind again after being apart for so long, thus» 400 years «Jesus came to rescue us from the bondage
of sin, God is every where and works around his people.
People may naturally seek you out for guidance or words
of wisdom, and there's nothing wrong with that, but try to break away from that mindset and just be a
part.»
I approach the Bible in all three connections as the communication
of doctrine from God; as the instrument
of Jesus Christ's personal authority over Christians (which is
part of what I mean in calling it canonical; as the criterion
of truth and error regarding God and godliness; as
wisdom for the ordering
of life and food for spiritual growth; and, thus, as the mystery - that is, the transcendent supernatural reahty - whereby encounter and fellowship with the Father and the Son become realities
of experience.
That the authors
of the bible chose the specific term for circle when sphere was
part of their lexicon shows ignorance, not
wisdom.»
I will however take the time to leave you with some
parting words
of wisdom in an attempt to get the last word.
You will immediately protest that I am canonizing every syllable
of the New Testament as if it were
part of the unchanging
wisdom of God, and that I am varnishing its errors and its obsolete thought with the splendor
of abiding truth.
To uncover people's talents and
wisdom is as important a
part of the pastoral task as is care for those in special distress.
Your talent both artistically and through your
wisdom, your path and your ability to articulate life is a
part of my own spirit journey.
Men have found no better thing than this to do for kings at their crowning and for criminals going to the scaffold; for armies in triumph or for a bride and bridegroom in a little country church; for the
wisdom of a Parliament or for a sick old woman afraid to die... One could fill many pages with the reasons why men have done this, and not tell a hundredth
part of them.
This showed a lot
of wisdom and humility on Don's
part, and I respect him for it.
When we know that the ultimate end
of man is in the very life
of God, we can view the entire universe and all its laws, from the symmetry
of the elements to the Incarnation
of Christ, as
part of one evolutionary Providence or Divine
Wisdom.
The secularisation
of life through the new
wisdoms of science and the philosophy
of science are
part of the same one revolt from Christ as Lord
of human life and history.
The strangely otherworldly or supernatural quality
of these images arises
of course at least in
part from the simple fact that babies and toddlers do not usually sit poised and upright and do not often bear such a knowing
wisdom in their eyes.
As always for Willard, God is the most important
part of reality, and Jesus offers not unobtainable idealism but actual
wisdom for dealing with life here and now.
Part of me wanted to believe the man I was chatting with really meant, «I want to be able to love people well and learn from Bob's
wisdom in that area,» yet, what he was really saying was, «I'd like to be someone else.»
He then goes on to draw out certain implications
of these fundamental beliefs,
part of which he describes as a «mystery,» that is, surely, as belonging to that «
wisdom» which should follow upon the apprehension
of the preaching
of «Christ and Him crucified.»