Wisdom Quotes - Page 63

Where there is wisdom there is life,and where there is evil there is death.Folly is your enemy and so are fools;wisdom is your friend and so are the wise.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It's easier to conceal wisdom than folly.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Acquaintances are numerous. Friends are few. Enemies many.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Folly plots a fool's death from the moment they become friends. Wisdom bestows blessings upon a wise man from the moment they wed.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Understanding is important for studying,knowledge is important for teaching,and wisdom is important for living.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Little things matter. Even a small tear wets the face.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Understanding is to knowledge what the flesh is to the body. Insight is to wisdom what life is to the soul.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is wise to read some books, and wise to throw away some.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge is air to the wise.Wisdom is poison to a fool.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Folly and evil are twins;the devil is their father,and wisdom is their enemy.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Folly, like its consequences, is dreadful.Wisdom, like its rewards, is great.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge comes naturally with studying, and with God's touch, instantly. Wisdom comes naturally with age, and with God's touch, immediately.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You can't hide from wisdom, it's everywhere;you won't find it in everyone, it's too rare.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Seek God, but you will not find Him with your eyes;you will find Him with your heart. Listen to the wise, but you will not hear them with your ears;you will hear them with your heart.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Be good to those who are good,and just to those who are not;this is true wisdom.Do good unto others,not expecting them to do good unto you.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is simple but profound.Folly, even when complex, is stupid.

Matshona Dhliwayo

One learns wisdom from sorrow, but pleasure is one of the fruits of wisdom.

Matshona Dhliwayo

To one full of love:a stranger is his brother,a stranger is his sister,a stranger is his mother,a stranger is his father.To one full of self:a stranger is a nuisance,a stranger is an intruder,a stranger is an adversary,a stranger is a stranger.

Matshona Dhliwayo

So much can be done,even when little is said.So little can be done,even when much is spoken.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Critics are important. They give us the reasons, knowingly or unknowingly, not to fall, slumber or deviate from our true purpose . If only you would see, understand and appreciate the real lessons your critics teach you with a calm heart, you would know and understand that your critics are nothing but great facilitators to help you get to your vision and true purpose diligently and distinctively.

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

You win some, you lose some, let Karma takes its course… - Cocoy McCoy -

Never make a promise you can't keep.Never look down on a person you can't help.Never solicit a question you can't answer.Never judge a person you don't understand.Never condemn a person you don't know.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Polarization breeds respect..

Polarization breeds respect

What is in great demand, but scarce, is expensive, but even when wisdom is not in demand it is priceless.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Action is king, but wisdom is queen.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The hidden hand of contentment is in the rewards of the gratified. The hidden hand of bliss is in the rewards of the tranquil. The hidden hand of happiness is in the rewards of the elated. The hidden hand of joy is in the rewards of the jubilant.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Greed is the seed of corruptionas much as virtue is the seed of justice.Wisdom is the seed of successas much as vice is the seed of destruction.

Matshona Dhliwayo

If you debate the wise,no matter how poor,they will hearken to wisdom.If you debate the foolish,no matter how rich,they will mock wisdom.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't wait for wisdom to come and rescue you, seek it daily.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Ancient wisdom is a present blessing.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Arm yourself with wisdom,arm yourself with knowledge;folly is a fierce lion roaming the streets.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Faith is receiving a blessing before you have seen it.Wisdom is taking care of the blessing once you have received it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

One secret to wisdom:think more, speak less.If you let your words be few,your troubles will not be many.

Matshona Dhliwayo

He who despises a poor man’s wisdom has turned away great riches.

Matshona Dhliwayo

I would rather be average and wise than be extraordinary and imprudent.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom’s slaves are better than folly’s kings.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is the closest to foolishness, a person can become so wise it leads him to become foolish.

Geoffrey Karl Green

You can see a person without using your eyes,hear a person without using your ears,carry a person without using your hands,speak to a person without using your mouth,and move a person without using your feet.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You have beautiful ears if you listen to the plight of others,beautiful hands if you carry the burdens of others,beautiful eyes if you look out for others,beautiful feet if you visit others,a beautiful tongue if you encourage others,a beautiful mind if you enlighten others,a beautiful heart if you comfort others,and a beautiful soul if you love others.

Matshona Dhliwayo

We talk too much about love,but spend little time practising it.We debate too much about love,but spend little time utilizing it.We sermonize too much about love,but spend little time performing it.We write too much about love,but spend little time exercising it.We read too much about love,but spend little time implementing it.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignorance need not remove the crown on the head of a king before making him a slave

Osho Samuel Adetunji

You cannot catch a whale and a fish with the same bait.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A strong ant is better than a weak lion.

Matshona Dhliwayo

It is at the edge of intelligence that wisdom awaits.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A cowardly warrior is like a toothless lion.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The eye, though small, sees remarkable things.The ear, though small, hears remarkable things.The hand, though small, carries remarkable things.The foot, though small, transports remarkable things.The tongue, though small, utters remarkable things.The mind, though small, perceives remarkable things.The heart, though small, contains remarkable things.The soul, though small, experiences remarkable things.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Clenched fists are not open to receive blessings.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A lion is only dangerous if it has teeth.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot till this year’s land using last year’s sun.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A toothless wolf is less dangerous than a fanged insect.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Think. It's free of charge.

Eric Onyango Otieno

Read when you can.Teach when you ought.Learn when you must.Apply when you should.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Think twice as much as others.Study twice as much as others.Work twice as much as others.Give twice as much as others.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge makes you strong,understanding makes you formidable,wisdom makes you powerful,and love makes you invincible.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You have not lost if you have learned one new lesson.You have not lost if you have helped one new person.You have not lost if you have overcome one new obstacle.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Listen until you're the smartest.Learn until you're the wisest.Live until you're the merriest.Love until you're the kindest.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't speak thoughtlessly.Don't worry unnecessarily.Don't work half-heartedly.Don't spend recklessly.Don't give begrudgingly.Don't act self-centeredly.Don't live short-sightedly.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't resist change if it is to your advantage.Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.Don't burn down bridges you will need to cross tomorrow.Don't expect other people to solve your problems.Don't let what's behind you dictate what's ahead of you.Don't lose sleep over anyone who doesn't lose sleep over you.Don’t let life's small arrows wound your big soul.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The intelligent are candles,the virtuous are torches,the wise are lamps,and the enlightened are stars.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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