Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom... -Hal Borland

Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason.

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Hal Borland Quotes to Explore

A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart....
You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet....
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence....
If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees....
Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us....
The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the o...
Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the...

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There's the conventional wisdom, of which I have none, where you get a record deal, you get a publicist, you get a campaign, and you do the tour, but ...
Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the beginning,...
Never say never, but the thought of electively cutting oneself is beyond my grasp, and I also object to it politically. Denying the lines on our faces...
Around '93, '94, the conventional wisdom about the Internet was that it was a toy for academics and researchers. So it was very, very underestimated f...
The 'wisdom of the crowds' is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in my life. Crowds are dumb....
I see a wiser person than when I was younger: having babies, and passing 30, were the turning points. What women in their 40s - I am 39 - lack in gorg...
What I lack in energy, I have in wisdom....
My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me....
If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom....
After a gig I always head back to the hotel, remembering granny's words of wisdom. I cancel the late-night pizza and watch the Jonathan Ross show inst...