wisdom Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/wisdom/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 02:17:27 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/brianharrisauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-brianharrisauthor-favicon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 wisdom Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/tag/wisdom/ 32 32 93416650 Reflections from a cruise… https://brianharrisauthor.com/reflections-from-a-cruise/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/reflections-from-a-cruise/#comments Sat, 10 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4982 I’m writing this as I sit on my cabin balcony gazing out at the open ocean. Rosemary and I are in the middle of 25 days of unaccustomed ease and luxury as we celebrate her retirement some 20 months ago. We have cruised around Iceland and Norway and will soon be exploring Amsterdam and Belgium […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/reflections-from-a-cruise/feed/ 9 4982 The Thirty Proverbs Challenge: Formulating your Life Learnings. https://brianharrisauthor.com/the-thirty-proverbs-challenge-formulating-your-life-learnings/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/the-thirty-proverbs-challenge-formulating-your-life-learnings/#comments Sat, 03 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4974 Proverbs 22:20 reads, “I have written thirty sayings for you, filled with advice and knowledge.” What follows are a wide range of helpful insights from the noble “Do not rob the poor… for the Lord is their defender” (V22) to the controversial “Don’t fail to correct your children. They won’t die if you spank them” […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/the-thirty-proverbs-challenge-formulating-your-life-learnings/feed/ 6 4974 Knowledge or Wisdom? https://brianharrisauthor.com/knowledge-or-wisdom/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/knowledge-or-wisdom/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2022 22:43:00 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=4000 I chair the academic board of an Australian University College and at a recent board meeting we were discussing “the democratisation of knowledge”, which is a lovely little expression noting that information is now readily available to almost anyone. It’s simply true. I have been lecturing in class and said something like “that happened in […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/knowledge-or-wisdom/feed/ 2 4000 Quotable: Marilynne Robinson – Gilead, take 2 https://brianharrisauthor.com/quotable-gilead-by-marilynne-robinson-take-2/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/quotable-gilead-by-marilynne-robinson-take-2/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2019 22:00:21 +0000 https://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=3136 Last week we looked at some quotes from Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer prize winning novel Gilead. The book is a fictional series of reflections by dying clergyman, John Ames, to his seven year old son. It is filled with wisdom, and is a celebration of life. Here are some more reflections from the book… I think […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/quotable-gilead-by-marilynne-robinson-take-2/feed/ 2 3136 Managing Monday: Quotes for the start of a new year… https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-quotes-for-the-start-of-a-new-year/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-quotes-for-the-start-of-a-new-year/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:00:06 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2399 As we start a new year, here are some wise insights to reflect upon… Do something today that your future self will thank you for – Anon Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you – Anon The secret […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-quotes-for-the-start-of-a-new-year/feed/ 4 2399 Managing Monday with Mother Teresa – take 3 https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa-take-3/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa-take-3/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:00:27 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1994 A final set of quotes from Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997). Founder of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation working amongst the poorest of the poor, her life continues to inspire. Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa God speaks in the […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa-take-3/feed/ 0 1994 Managing Monday with Mother Teresa – take 2 https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa-take-2/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa-take-2/#respond Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:00:09 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1992 Last week we started reflecting on some of the wisdom of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. A champion of the poor, here are a few more of her profound insights. If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa-take-2/feed/ 0 1992 Managing Monday with Mother Teresa… https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa/#respond Sun, 10 Jul 2016 22:00:11 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1990 Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) is one of the most loved and respected figures of the 20th century. Winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, her extraordinary life continues to inspire us, as does the wisdom of her many sayings. We will reflect on a few of them over the next few Mondays… If you are […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-mother-teresa/feed/ 0 1990 Managing Monday with Nelson Mandela – take 4 https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-nelson-mandela-take-4/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-nelson-mandela-take-4/#respond Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:00:13 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1911 Many of you have commented to me how much you have enjoyed the quotes from Nelson Mandela. Today we draw them to a close (well, for a little while at any rate). Nobel Peace Prize winner, first black president of South Africa, and extraordinary leader… Mandela has so much to teach us. “As I walked […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-nelson-mandela-take-4/feed/ 0 1911 Managing Monday with Nelson Mandela – take 3 https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-nelson-mandela-take-3/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/managing-monday-with-nelson-mandela-take-3/#respond Sun, 26 Jun 2016 22:00:48 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1909 This week we again dive into the wisdom of one of the inspirational leaders of our time, Nelson Mandela. “As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” – Nelson Mandela “When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.” – Nelson Mandela […]

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