Wisdom Quotes - Page 62

Letting go is hard, but always worth your efforts.

When the lion is wounded do not stroke its mare.

Matshona Dhliwayo

In trees, monkeys rule;on land, lions rule;in the sky, eagles rule;in the waters, whales rule.

Matshona Dhliwayo

One who is lost cannot show others the way.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The blind cannot see light,but can feel its warmth.The deaf cannot hear sound,but are aware of its power.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Raising donkeys in the midst of horses will not make them sprinters.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion does not take orders from sheep.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Speak well of the sun, but know that it can harm you;when enraged, it is pitiless. Speak well of the ocean, but know that it can injure you; when angry, it is merciless. Speak well of the wind, but know that it can wound you; when provoked, it is ruthless.

Matshona Dhliwayo

As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Three quarters of faith is boldness.Three quarters of wisdom is intelligence.Three quarters of love is kindness.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The deaf cannot hear wind,but can feel its touch.The blind cannot see the sun,but can feel its warmth.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Bait, no matter how big, is useless if fish don’t want it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is finer than pearls.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Do good.Spread love.Embrace all.Hurt none.

Matshona Dhliwayo

By the time most people say 'I'm sorry' it is already too late.

A great chunk of our lives is wasted on thoughts that bring nothing. We all think about something but, in the end, we only close the day thinking a lot and doing nothing but little.

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

pause, ponder,consult, think through it well, understand the consequence, know the benefit and take a second look at it again for it takes a little mistake to cause a big had I know with a deep regret

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Love is free, but priceless.Wisdom is precious, but costless.Faith is gentle, but fearless.Joy is scarce, but limitless.Truth is simple, but matchless.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You don’t stop planting corn because weeds are going to grow beside it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise bird would rather lose a worm than a feather.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Anything built on doubt is rocky.Anything built on fear is shaky.Anything built on hate is unsteady.Anything built on wisdom is trustworthy.Anything built on faith is sturdy.Anything built on love is mighty.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is a teacher,God is its professor.The wise are His students,life is His rod,and eternal life is our reward.

Matshona Dhliwayo

To forsake wisdom is to seek folly,to seek folly is to seek evil,to seek evil is to be in the arms of the devil,and to be in the arms of the devil is be in the arms of death.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is the greatest speaker in history;nature, second.Folly is the worst speaker in history;fools, second.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Light is formless, but pierces the eyes.Wisdom is formless, but pierces the mind.Faith is formless, but pierces the heart.Love is formless, but pierces the soul.

Matshona Dhliwayo

We must remember each day we wake up that, there is something best to think about always than the better things we think about always

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

The wolf pounces on the sheep when the shepherd strays.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don’t build a cabin near a termite colony.Don’t rear rabbits near wolves.Don’t attack a cub in front of its mother.Don’t stone a bird you want to catch.Don’t pick a flower before it blooms.Don’t pick fruit before it sweetens.Don’t count game you have not caught.Don’t hunt with a blunt spear.Don’t fish in poisoned waters.Don’t close your eyes near a predator.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Water wrestles great opponents,but has no hands,and tramples great rivals,but has no feet.It slips through our fingers,but can swallow entire towns.Wind also slips through our fingers,but can swallow entire cities.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Nurture a tree today, and it will provide you fruit tomorrow.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A sharp stick is better than a blunt sword.

Matshona Dhliwayo

He who is happy in his hut is better than he who is miserable in his palace.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A pond with one fish is better than an ocean with none.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A sage’s mind is greater than a warrior’s sword.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A diligent ant is more useful than a lazy cow.

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If you light a fire, you cannot conceal the smoke.

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Feeding a lion will not prevent it from feeding on you.

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A cup of wisdom is more valuable than an ocean of intelligence.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Fish rule the waters,but can be caught using worms.Birds rule the air,but can be caught using grain.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wind has no home in the world,and therefore wanders everywhere.Light has no home in the universe,and therefore returns to God.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A good question is the shortcut to a good answer.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Not all of us were meant to teach,but all of us were meant to learn.Not all of us were meant to lead,but all of us were meant to serve.Not all of us were meant to be rich,but all of us were meant to be charitable.Not all of us were meant to be famous,but all of us were meant to be upright.Not all of us were meant to be mighty,but all of us were meant to persevere.Not all of us were meant to be extraordinary,but all of us were meant to prevail.

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To know is to memorize.To understand is to utilize.The accumulation of knowledge is learnedness.The accumulation of wisdom is experience.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Less fear, more courage.Less doubt, more faith.Less talking, more action.Less ignorance, more knowledge.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A new day is here! yesterday is gone! tomorrow is preparing to come! but why is today here?

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

a major reason why we wake up each day is to know the real reasons why we wake up each day

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Strength accomplishes sizable things.Wisdom accomplishes incredible things.Faith accomplishes remarkable things.Love accomplishes unbelievable things.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is more faithful than a woman,and knowledge is more faithful than a friend.Folly is more oppressive than a tyrant,and evil more overwhelming than fury.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A living fool is worth less than a dead hero.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man's sorrow is better than a fool's happiness.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The upright are richer in deeds than the wealthy are in gold.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise man is closer to God than a fool will ever be to himself.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is better than flattery, even if bitter in your ears.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is a reliable companion.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Liars corrupt knowledge,and fools pervert wisdom,but the wise hallow both.Knowledge holds the truth.

Matshona Dhliwayo

What the wise see eyes closed is greater than what the ignorant see both eyes open.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is better to lose friends than to lose your reputation, and better to lose riches than to lose your integrity.

Matshona Dhliwayo

When you strike the shepherd you strike the sheep.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Scholars love knowledge.Philosophers love wisdom.The most knowledgeable become professors.The most wise become sages.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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