"The finger pointing at the moon is not the moon"
The Buddhist saying emphasizes that the teachings or symbols (the finger) are not the ultimate truth or reality (the moon) they aim to describe -- Grok.
Wisdom
"hurt people hurt people"
Request: Meaning people who hurt others are themselves hurting. I heard someone say it on a podcast, and they said it helps them forgive anyone who has wronged them.
"the less said, the better"
Used to say it is better to not say anything about something because it is bad, unpleasant, etc. -- merriam-webster.
"If it's not your fault, don't apologize for it"
Priority request: Pretty good way to get away from over-responsibility and set boundaries.
"no pain, no gain"
An exercise motto meaning that pain and stress are required to achieve excellence.
"pennies from heaven"
Priority request: A common saying used when randomly finding a penny. There are many different beliefs but some believe it is a sign that God is watching over them.
"to love is to risk"
Level at which this wisdom is subjectively true.
"use it or lose it"
if you don't continue to practice or use an ability, you might lose that ability --Collins Dictionary.
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so"
Quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
"the Tao that can be told is not the true Tao"
This statement suggests that the true essence of the Tao, or the fundamental nature of the universe, cannot be fully expressed through words or descriptions. It implies that the Tao is beyond conceptual understanding and can only be experienced directly -- Brave AI.
"money doesn’t grow on trees"
Said to warn someone to be careful how much money they spend, because there is only a limited amount -- dictionary.cambridge.org.
"power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
True from this point of observation...
"the one thing that feels really, really hard for you...
"is most often the key to your liberation and to your upleveling." Request: from Leeor Alexandra's twitter.
never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity
Hanlon's philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations for human behavior -- wikipedia.
“idle hands are the devil's workshop”
Request: "suggests that people are more likely to get into trouble or do bad things when they have nothing to do, encouraging staying busy with productive activities.” - Google AI