I know more than you think.
And you think more than you know. But knowledge is not the same as wisdom.
Yeah? What's the difference?
You know how to clean a windshield, right?
Yeah.
Wisdom is doing it.
Dan Millman
Scott Mechlowicz · 11 quotes
Socrates
Nick Nolte · 11 quotes
Most scenes together: Dan Millman & Socrates (8)
Peaceful Warrior quotes
Life has just three rules?
And you already know them...
Paradox, humour, and change.
Paradox...
Life is a mystery. Don't waste time trying to figure it out.
Humour...
Keep a sense of humour, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure.
Change...
Know that nothing stays the same.
Sorry, Coach.
Coach Garrick Sorry doesn't mean anything.
What would you say if I told you that I keep seeing those shoes in a dream I keep having?
I'd say maybe you're still asleep. You can live a whole lifetime without ever being awake.
Hey, Socrates. If you know so much how come you're working at a gas station?
This is a service station. We offer service. There's no higher purpose.
Than pumping gas?
Service to others.
You know you got two different shoes on, right?
One's a little newer than the other.
Everyone tells you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers. They want you to believe theirs.
And let me guess. You want me to believe yours.
No. I want you to stop gathering information from outside yourself and start gathering it from the inside.
:[Dan laughs] What are you, part of some cult or something?
People are afraid of what's inside and that's the only place they're ever gonna find what they need.
There's a lot you'd have to know before you could understand what you saw.
Go. Ask me. Ask me something. Captain.
Are you happy? You said I could ask you anything.
What does happy have to do with anything?
Everything.
My dad's got plenty of cash, school's kind of a breeze, I get straight A's. I got great friends, I'm in great shape, and I only sleep alone when I absolutely want to.
So why can't you sleep at night?
Where are you?
Here.
What time is it?
Now.
What are you?
This moment.
[Dan and Socrates are eating dinner together. Dan is eating with his hands very quickly.]
Slow down. You might taste something.
You sure got a lot of rules about stuff, don't you?
Not rules. Things I've learned from my own life experience.
Death isn't sad. The sad thing is: most people don't live at all.
Do you know what's the difference between me and you?
The journey is what brings us happiness not the destination.
There are no ordinary moments.
You practice gymnastics, I practice everything!