Quotes by Philosophers - Page 238

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.
Matshona Dhliwayo
infinite faith and strength are the only conditions of success.
Swami Vivekananda
always keep your mind joyful; if melancholy thoughts come, kick them out.
Swami Vivekananda
flying from work is never the way to find peace.
Swami Vivekananda
if you want to help others, your little self must go.
Swami Vivekananda
all misery comes from fear, from unsatisfied desire.
Swami Vivekananda
Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness.Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence.Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness.Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The wise know much, but pretend to know little; the ignorant know little, but pretend to know much; and the foolish know nothing, but pretend to know all.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you try to test a river’s depths with both feet, you will drown.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.
Matshona Dhliwayo
One friend in a storm is worth more than a thousand friends in sunshine.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the sun needed friends to shine, it would not rule the sky alone.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.
Matshona Dhliwayo
When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.
Matshona Dhliwayo
We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you serve two masters, either of them may punish you for serving the other.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A tree is naked, no matter how big, if it does not have leaves.
Matshona Dhliwayo
One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot tell a river in which direction it should flow, but you can steer your boat.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A bee, though small, can still sting you; an elephant, though calm, can still trample you; a lion, though full, can still devour you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Pleasure is a kind servant, but a cruel master.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is never a river’s fault that one cannot swim.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Know truth. Respect facts. Doubt opinions. Reject lies.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would be drowned by its own weight.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Only fools are born wise.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Be like water; soft as it is, it breaks through rocks and impenetrable surfaces.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is in vain to try and kick the wind.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A rose does not lose sleep because it was mocked by weeds.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is only safe to mock a crocodile when you have crossed the river.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Wisdom is intelligence set on fire.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Money is a great asset, talent is an extraordinary asset, and courage is an exceptional asset.
Matshona Dhliwayo
One bright star is better than a thousand dull moons.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest evidence of what is inside of a seed is its fruit.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An ugly jar full of water is worth more than an empty beautiful one in the desert.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.
Matshona Dhliwayo
It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.
Matshona Dhliwayo