Criss Jami Quotes

Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.

A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.

When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie.

Let your confidence reflect your contentedness.

The man who is most aggressive in teaching tolerance is the most intolerant of all: he wants a world full of people too timid and ashamed to really disagree with anything.

There are two circumstances that lead to arrogance: one is when you're wrong and you can't face it; the other is when you're right and nobody else can face it.

It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place.

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

The weather is nature's disruptor of human plans and busybodies. Of all the things on earth, nature's disruption is what we know we can depend on, as it is essentially uncontrolled by men.

Gloating is a superficial glowing, floating is an idle flowing, and bloatedness is the paralysis of blowing up; because silent movement results in loud victories.

There's no need to curse God if you're an ugly duckling. He chooses those strong enough to endure it so that they can guide others who've felt the same.

One who enjoys finding errors will then start creating errors to find.

God gives His deepest discernment and sharpest marksmanship to men who aim to expose His truth before an enemy's lies.

The best ideas will eat at you for days, maybe even weeks, until something, some incident, some impulse, triggers you to finally express them.

Your love is as stable as you are: It's not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them.

It's not at all hard to understand a person; it's only hard to listen without bias

I think a lot of psychopaths are just geniuses who drove so fast that they lost control.

Disasters work like alarm clocks to the world, hence God allows them. They are shouting, 'Wake up! Love! Pray!

A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.

The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is the pretense of intelligent ignorance. The former is teachable; the latter is not.

What may intimidate a man is a woman who thinks with her mind before she feels with her heart. Nevertheless what determines the strength in the man is his ability to accept one when he sees one.

If ever it's necessary to ride the bandwagon, it's done with one leg swinging out and eyes scoping the fields.

Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism.

I believe in evolution in the sense that a short-tempered man is the successor of a crybaby.

The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.

A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.

God favors men and women who delight in being made worthy of happiness before the happiness itself.

In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.

I think there is a song out there to describe just about any situation.

Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.

For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another.

To love without need or without expectation of restitution, that is how we ought to love.

In the fashion industry, everything goes retro except the prices.

Old words are reborn with new faces.

Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.

When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before you were 'somebody'.

The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.

Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind.

The humble ones are always learning and improving, and their secret is always that it's a secret.

Friends ask you questions; enemies question you.

To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance.

Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being.

Companionship is a foreign concept to some people. They fear it as much as the majority of people fear loneliness.

Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.

Creative people are often found either disagreeable or intimidating by mediocrities.

With too much pride a man cannot learn a thing. In and of itself, learning teaches you how foolish you are.

Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both.

We are to give (and take) true love without falling into the narcissistic habit of only trying to take it in.

Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives.