Wisdom Quotations Quotes

One who sharpens his sword before sharpening his mind has already been conquered by ignorance.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A spoon does not know whether it enters a rich or poor man's mouth.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is to internalise the experiences of other things, of everything! By observing the birds, you internalise the wisdom of the birds; by observing the Moon, you internalise the wisdom of the Moon! Wisdom is a process of adding the experiences of the universe to our minds!

Mehmet Murat ildan

Qualia of God refers to the private subjective experience or conception of God in people.

A dog barks, but a lion strikes.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When intelligence shuts a door, wisdom opens a window.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Ten responsible and rational young citizens are sufficient to clean up the mess of a thousand old superstitious citizens.

Truth is independent of all dogmas, ancient or modern.

A wrong path may take you to the right wisdom!

Mehmet Murat ildan

We humans are the gods of this planet. And we also have created Superior Gods than us, to have a sense of security.

We only reach true wisdom when we accept that we have almost certainly forgotten more than we currently remember.

You are only limited by your imagination.

Each day I wake up with a naive perspective of life and universe, and walk towards understanding a little more about the true nature of human perception with all its vivacious nuances and behavioral expressions.

Traveler! If you keep wandering in the path of wisdom you too eventually become a man of wisdom!

Mehmet Murat ildan

Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A thorn is a rose's friend but a gardener’s enemy.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The most beautiful birds do not know how beautiful they are until they see their reflection in water.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Paying the high cost of education is better than paying the high price of ignorance.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Clear skies do not promise rain.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Money is the most beautiful woman in the world;even when old and wrinkled, men are head-over-heals in love with her.

Matshona Dhiliwayo

It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you push your luck too hard, fortune's muscles might tear.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Watering a dead flower will not bring it back to life.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Follow your heart only if it has your mind's feet.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you want people to dance to your tune, sing beautiful songs.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Love sees more with its eyes closed than hate with its eyes open.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The heart is seldom wiser than the mind, but when it is, listen to it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Love that causes you pain is better than hate that brings you pleasure.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A storm is an artist who passes by on her way to paint your rainbow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A book is a whole world that you can fit into your pocket.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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