Andy Stanley Quotes

I have met with some of them - very honest fellows, who, with all their stupidity, had a kind of intelligence and an upright good sense, which cannot be the characteristics of fools.

When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door.

Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.

...wisdom is in large part the knowledge of how to avoid doing dumb things, and thus grows globally as a function of the published inventory of stupid mistakes.

Don't be stupid. It's not smart.

If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble.

Learn what is true in order to do what is right.

I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.'

Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.

Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right than to be responsible and wrong.

There are a lot of smart people in politics and government, but character matters ... it is terribly important that the two be melded.

doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right

Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so.

He is good and wise who always speaks the truth, acts on the dictates of virtue, and tries to make others good and happy.

Occasionally the conflict between 'what we stand for' and 'what we do' has been forthrightly addressed.

If you go through your life being completely truthful, everybody will hate you, and something I deeply fear is being hated.

If you just make every effort to do the right thing, you'll come out ok. It comes down to priorities and making good decisions.

Being stupid and compassionate are not conflicts. Being mean and being funny and having something to say are not a conflict.

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.

Sometimes you're going to be faced with situations where the line isn't clear between what's right and what's wrong.Your heart will tell you to do one thing and your brain will tell you to do something different. In the end, all that's left is to look at both sides and go with your best judgment.

Ender didn't like fighting. He didn't like Peter's kind, the strong against the weak, and he didn't like his own kind either, the smart against the stupid.

I may be daft but I'm no' stupid!

You want to be as smart as you can about being stupid.