Quotes by Philosophers - Page 232

Wisdom in poverty is better than folly in affluence.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A wise servant is better than a foolish ruler.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To have an empty head is worse than to have an empty bank account.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The eloquence of the pen is just as sharp as the point of a sword.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Do today what will profit you tomorrow. Avoid forever what did not profit you yesterday.
Matshona Dhiliwayo
Today is tomorrow’s stepping stone, but for the wise it is a ladder.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Kindness beautifies your words.Love sweetens your words.Wisdom empowers your words.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Prey cannot bribe its way out of a predator’s hand.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To have a rich mind is better than to have a rich bank account.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To catch any fish, give it what it eats.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be as wise as a fox. Be as harmless as a dove.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Solving a problem is intelligence. Preventing a problem is wisdom.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If there is no room in the river,swim to the ocean.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You win minds through your brilliance. You win hearts through your tenderness. You win souls through your benevolence.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The mistakes of the wise lead them to light. The triumphs of fools lead them to darkness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Words can make or break, use your words carefully
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Why fish in the pond when you live right next to the sea?
Matshona Dhliwayo
The size of the seed does not determine the size of the tree.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A predator on land is prey in the sea.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The shrewd help the strong.The wise help the weak.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When the wind blows, the weak are carried away by it, the strong resist it, and the wise manipulate it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The ocean cries every time it loses a drop.
Matshona T. Dhliwayo
Water is not frightened of the ocean. Light is not frightened of the Sun.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sun that warms is also the sun that burns.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot cross large rivers without building bridges.
Matshona Dhliwayo
He who hunts deer must not boast to he who hunts buffalo.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Nurture a tree today, and it will provide you shade tomorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Only a fool lights a fire and tries to hide at the same time.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Rain does not fall on one tree.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Only when the lion is out of sight can you raise your fist at him.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Small bait cast properly can catch big fish.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The sea, no matter how endless, depends on rivers.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Fish are small, but do not drown in the sea. Ships are big, but sink in the ocean.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The best trees produce the sweetest fruits.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To make dollars from cents you have to have sense.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It's always easy to conquer the hungry with a piece of bread. Only the wise can conquer the strong
Bangambiki Habyarimana
It's not what we can do that makes us great, but what we can do but don't which make us great
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Even if you are not evil, pretend to be. It will put off some abuse
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The hardest thing is a man to truly know himself
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Life is a sweet sour adventure. When you want to go it becomes sweet, when you remain, it becomes sour
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The problem with satisfaction is it's a bottomless pit
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Forget about the great astounding victory. Focus on winning small victories every day, the final victory will come by itself
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You cannot skip the beginning and hope to reach the end. You will fall as soon as you get there
Bangambiki Habyarimana
The greatest wisdom is to be happy
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Turn your frowns into smiles, your tears into laughter, your weaknesses into strengths, your setbacks into opportunities, and your failures into victories.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A little drop each day eventually fills the sea.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Two hands cut down a few trees, but one matchstick clears a forest.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Losing one feather does not prevent a bird from flying.
Matshona Dhliwayo
We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero
Bangambiki Habyarimana
True understanding lies beyond the desert
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Keeping hatred against someone is like helping him to torture you
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You are what you believe
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it
Bangambiki Habyarimana
A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them
Bangambiki Habyarimana
If there is no reward, there is no reason to run
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Know the laws before you break them
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Please others and you please yourself
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Calm is the best revenge
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Some people have the license to sin: Soldiers, to kill; politicians, writers, priests, businessmen, married man and women, to lie; and married couples to have sex
Bangambiki Habyarimana
You can have some, but not all. Wanting to have it all is a sure recipe for disaster
Bangambiki Habyarimana