Wisdom Quotations Quotes

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

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

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

An ugly diamond is still worth more than a beautiful pebble.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Flowers are prettiest where they are watered the most.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Follow the river to reach the sea; follow the sea to reach the ocean. And finally follow the ocean to reach the wisdom! As long as you target beyond of the beyond, you will reach the very beyond!

Mehmet Murat ildan

You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.

Matshona Dhliwayo

To see a man’s true colors, tell him you’re saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman’s true colors, tell her you’re poor.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is better to be accepted by the bright few than by the dull masses.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

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

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.

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

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you touch a wound while it is healing, you will prolong it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Because the moon is not jealous of the sun, it benefits from its light.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is better to be a star for one day than a moon for a lifetime.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The quickest way to find honey is to follow bees.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A butterfly is a caterpillar which refused to give up its dreams to fly.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Building castles in the air is only wise if you build a ladder to reach them.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A rainbow earns its colors in the storm.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Use the arrows failure throws at you to hunt for success.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't downgrade your dreams to upgrade your relationships.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If God wanted the sky to be empty, He would not have given birds wings to fly.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Your talent is a seed; cultivate it, and in no time, you will harvest success.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A star on its worst day shines brighter than the moon on its best day.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is foolish for the moon to compete with the sun for the spotlight.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Bring light to the ignorant, but more light to the educated, for the vanity of education makes modern humans more ignorant than the ignorant.

The darkest part of the storm paints the brightest part of the rainbow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A book is the only vehicle that can take you around the world in one hour.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Yesterday, I was clever, I wanted to be rich. Today, I am wise, I want to be happy.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A rose does not answer its enemies with words, but with beauty.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Darkness is a prison from which only light escapes.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

Matshona Dhliwayo

An Oak tree is a daily reminder that great things often have small beginnings.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

Matshona Dhliwayo

There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

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One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When you count your blessings, count life twice.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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