Quotes by Criss Jami

Wisdom is nothing more than confirmed imagination: just because one did not study for his exam does not mean that he should leave it blank.

Store up knowledge. Then question your own knowledge in order to expand your mind, both to build and to create more space. Then store up more knowledge. And so on. That is wisdom.

Most men either compromise or drop their greatest talents and start running after, what they perceive to be, a more reasonable success, and somewhere in between they end up with a discontented settlement. Safety is indeed stability, but it is not progression.

I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.

The devils happy when the critics run you off.

I am thankful when I am hungry because then I know that when I eat, the food will taste better. Life has taught me that my true contentment rests in hope, and the pleasure itself is secondary. It is self-awareness, not happiness, that maintains peace.

Happiness is good, but well-overrated: what we hate most are the very motivators that put us in gear. A man drifts along with little to contribute until something agitates him enough to make a difference, whether for himself or for his communities.

Imagination doesnt always make you long for what you cannot have, but rather thrive in what you do not have.

I enjoy melancholic music and art. They take me to places I dont normally get to go.

Respect? Of course, always, to all, because everything seems funnier when youre trying to show respect.

If the entire world sought to make itself worthy of happiness rather than make itself happy, then the entire world would be happy.

Ultimate prosperity is ones value within. It takes a man of depth, morality, and charm to be envied yet without a sign of wealth or romance. A passion to prove such inner worth is his permission to achieve whatever he desires.

Love is one of those topics that plenty of people try to write about but not enough try to do.

I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on ones shoulders in order to get a clearer view of the valley.

With no positivity, there is no hope; with no negativity, there is no improvement.

It is ignorance that is at times incomprehensible to the wise; for instance, he may not see the positive person or the negative person in such a black and white way as many people do. A wise man may not understand it because, as a catalyst of wisdom, but not always wise in his own eyes, even he can learn from and give back to fools. To think that an individual has absolutely nothing to offer to the table is counter-intuitively what the wise man considers to be the ignorance of hopelessness.

Through Christ, the sting of death is but a gentle pinch to the soul; and the mourn is light. Perhaps, someday, in that glorious place, free of sin, we shall meet again.

For those constantly full of joy, they sometimes feel a little guilty for always feeling so good. That guilt is compassion: it flies in with an attempt to share ones joy with others who do not have it.

The power of hope! Even a lack of ambition can, for a time, pay off as a necessary facet, as long as hope outweighs it.

There is a certain delightful sort of hope which the introvert can receive only by having company over...the hope that they will leave soon.