What is sage?



sage:
\ˈsāj\
  • a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
  • aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
  • having wisdom that comes with age and experience
  • any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
  • of the grey-green color of sage leaves

“The sage speaks of what he sees; the fool, of what he hears.”
Turkish Proverb


“The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, The more he gives to others, the more he gets himself. The Way of Heaven does one good but never does one harm. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.” Lao Tzu

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