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A Collection of Wisdom FIRST 100 PAGES To purchase the complete 608 page book, go to www.immediex.com Rodney Ohebsion Immediex Publishing Copyright 2004 Rodney Ohebsion For full copyright information and details on permission to reprint material from this book, see the section on Translations and Copyrights towards the end of this book. This book is not endorsed, affiliated, or sponsored by any persons written about in this book; or by any other companies, products, persons, trademarked terms, or copyrighted material affiliated with them. Immediex Publishing www.immediex.com For retail or wholesale orders, visit www.immediex.com ISBN: 1-932968-19-9 Categories: Self Development Eastern & Western Philosophy Reference / Quotes / Proverbs Contents 5 Introduction 7 The Lakota Native Americans 12 Confucianism 31 Taoism 52 Zen Buddhism 70 Cyrus The Great & The Human Rights Charter 73 Sun Tzu & The Art of War 85 Leonardo da Vinci 91 Niccolo Machiavelli & The Prince 102 Michel de Montaigne & Essays 108 Miguel de Cervantes 111 Baltasar Gracian & The Art of Worldly Wisdom 119 Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld 145 Blaise Pascal 148 Voltaire 156 Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 159 Ralph Waldo Emerson 166 Henry David Thoreau 173 Frederick Douglass 177 Mark Twain 181 Andrew Carnegie 186 William James 193 Friedrich Nietzsche 204 Helen Keller 209 Napoleon Hill 212 Eleanor Roosevelt 217 Mary Kay Ash 222 Hillary Rodham Clinton 228 Oprah Winfrey 234 Athletes 239 Sports Coaches 242 More People / Quotes 336 Preface to Proverbs Section 338 African Proverbs 350 Chinese Proverbs 360 Eastern Asian (Oriental) Proverbs 376 Indian Ocean Proverbs 385 Middle Eastern Proverbs 398 Western European Proverbs 414 Northern European Proverbs 419 Central, Eastern, and Southern European Proverbs 440 Russian and Central Asian Proverbs 445 Oceanian (South Pacific) Proverbs 448 Native American Proverbs, Quotes, and Chants 468 American (United States) Proverbs 475 North American Proverbs 478 Central American Proverbs 482 Caribbean / West Indies Proverbs 489 South American Proverbs 497 Preface to Folktales Section 498 Aesop’s Fables 504 Mulla Nasrudin Folktales 516 African Folktales 519 Birbal Tales and Other Indian Folktales 526 Other Folktales 530 Preface to Religion Section 531 Judaism 537 Christianity 543 Islam 549 Sufism 559 Hinduism 564 Jainism 566 Sikhism 568 Zoroastrianism 570 Shinto 572 Baha’i 574 Native American Religions 578 African Religions 581 Humanism 585 Various Religious Theistic Quotes 590 Deism and Pantheism 593 Atheism and Agnosticism 599 Misc. Quotes on Religious Related Topics 606 Copyright and Translation Information 5 Introduction Six Definitions of Wisdom 1 knowledge that is of supreme relevancy and rank 2 knowledge combined with the knowledge of how to make use of one’s knowledge 3 the sum of learning throughout history 4 skill in judgment, decision making, and in determining the best way to achieve the best result 5 understanding the true nature of things 6 the book A Collection of Wisdom A Collection of Wisdom is the book that the entire world has been writing for thousands and thousands of years through its thoughts, observations, insights, experiences, teachings, lessons, and writings. And it is the result of my personal quest to experience this wisdom, and to unleash it in one book—and give you the best of the best of the best of the best. This book captures the essence of an amazing abundance and variety of the universe’s accumulated wisdom—and even more importantly—puts it in an incredibly clear, efficient, and dynamic format. It is my aim to give you treasured teachings from all corners—from the teachings of Confucius to the proverbs of Africa; from Cyrus the Great’s Human Rights Charter to Sun Tzu’s The Art of War; from the Mulla Nasrudin Tales to the Lakota Native American cultural teachings; from The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli to lessons based on the life of Oprah Winfrey; from the business methods of Andrew Carnegie to the coaching methods of Phil Jackson; and from the best of Hillary Clinton to the best of Zen Buddhism—there is almost no stone this book leaves unturned. And instead of just throwing page after page of uninteresting and obscure texts at you, this book has done just the opposite. Material has been organized, books have been summarized, simple explanations have been made, passages from foreign translations have been clarified to reflect modern English, the obscure has been made clear, irrelevant and redundant information has been taken out, and everything has been made to ensure that it will be totally vibrant and captivating. The result is a book that is more useful than a stack of typical self-help books, more interesting than a collection of conventional philosophy books, and more captivating and informative than a pile of quote and proverb books. (Note: In a section of chapters towards the end of this book, I have also included wisdom-related material from various religions. It is not my goal to promote or dispromote any types of religions or beliefs in this book. See the preface to the religion section for more information on this.) Lakota Native Americans 7 Lakota Native Americans The Lakota are a group of Native Americans that are characterized by their emphasis on ideals such as community, affinity, generosity, cooperation, and strength. The term Lakota roughly translates to “an alliance of people.” The Lakota are part of a larger tribe of Native Americans known as the Sioux, and are sometimes referred to as the Teton Sioux. (For a background of the Native Americans, see the Native American Proverbs, Quotes, and Chants chapter of this book). Note: Modern day Lakota (most of whom currently occupy parts of South Dakota and surrounding states) are for the most part much different than those of several generations ago. This chapter generally describes the earlier Lakota, and therefore refers to them mostly in the past tense. Family and the Tiyospaye Throughout most of Lakota history, family and community were the foundations of life. And for the Lakota, family did not just end at one’s immediate relatives (i.e., siblings, parents, and children). Instead, different families that were bound by blood or marriage ties united together to form a social unit called a tiyospaye, which translates to “member extended family.” For the Lakota, each person’s acts were often measured in terms of its impact on the entire tiyospaye, and people within the tiyospaye aligned and cooperated together for the good of all of its members. And even though several leaders headed each tiyospaye, there was still a sense of equality among all people. Affinity Lakota life was also based on affinity, which to the Lakota involved: living in harmony with others having a sense of belonging to one’s community valuing interpersonal relationships AND trusting one another Lakota Native Americans 8 The ideal of affinity was so strong in the Lakota society that it even went outside the boundaries of one’s tiyospaye and extended to the entire Lakota nation. Generosity The Lakota also adhered to an emphasis on generosity. For the Lakota, resources were shared freely among people, in times of good and bad. And the sharing was not just limited to possessions. It also extended to the sharing of emotions such as sympathy, compassion, understanding, and kindness; and the sharing of personal time. The Lakota believed that their generous acts and support for each other made them better people, and also helped them build communal harmony. Cooperation All the above-mentioned qualities of Lakota communities allowed them to build tremendously effective cooperation and teamwork. The Lakota properly synergized their efforts, and reaped benefits for the good of the entire tiyospaye and its individual members. A Lakota proverb says: It is observed that in any great endeavor, it is not enough for a person to depend solely on himself. Valuing Children In the Lakota tiyospayes, children were regarded as sacred and of primary importance, and received much of the tiyospaye’s attention. For the Lakota, the responsibility of raising a child was given to the entire community, and not just limited to a child’s mother and father. In fact, uncles and aunts also had parental duties to their nieces and nephews (especially in the case aunts on the mothers’ side and uncles on the fathers’ side). A Lakota proverb says: The ones that matter the most are the children. Black Elk (a Lakota holly man who lived from 1863 to 1950) said: Lakota Native Americans 9 Grown men can learn from very little children—for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show them many things that older people miss. A Lakota man named Robert High-Eagle said: … A child is the greatest gift from Wakan Tanka [the Great Spirit, the supreme spiritual power in Sioux belief]. The Lakota Ideal of Strength The Lakota also adhered to an ideal of having physical and mental strength, which also extended to having composure, determination, self- confidence, self-control, and self-belief. The Lakota were expected to face challenges with all these traits, and to find solutions to problems that would benefit everyone. Lakota strength also applied to courage, in the sense of acknowledging the existence of fear, yet maintaining one’s resolve, and controlling and mastering fear. Lastly, the Lakota ideal of strength was also about practice, patience, and perseverance. In the case of practice, the Lakota often gained skills and abilities from certain games and drills. The Lakota’s emphasis on strength was particularly evident in their hunting and warrior activities, which they were both tremendously proficient at. Viewpoint of Goals, Success, and Role Models For the Lakota, a person who was more advanced at a skill than others was viewed as a role model, and not regarded as competition. The Lakota did not view achievement as a means to be superior to others. Instead, they viewed achievement and success in the scope of elevating oneself and one’s tiyospaye. Lakota Symbols Like many Native American groups, the Lakota base much of their culture on symbolism, especially the number four and the circle. Circle Lakota Native Americans 10 Lakota spirituality is based on the circle. The Lakota saw the journey of life and death as a circular process. They also interacted with one another in a circular fashion, rather than in a struggle for domination. The Lakota even used the circle’s symbolism in their architecture. Their houses (which are known as tipis) had circular foundations. Some circle-related Lakota Proverbs are: Everything the Power does, it does in a circle Creation is continuous. I am standing at the Earth’s center. Black Elk said: A man’s life is a circle from childhood to childhood, and thus it is in everything where the power moves. The power of the world always works in circles. The center of the universe is everywhere. Four Lakota culture is also based on the number four, which the Lakota used symbolically to apply to such things as: The elements: earth, fire, air and water The seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall The directions: north, south, east and west More Lakota Proverbs Knowledge is rooted in all things—the world is a library. Touching the earth equates to having harmony with nature. When a man moves from nature, his heart becomes hard.

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