Wise Quotes - Page 10

You cannot skip the beginning and hope to reach the end. You will fall as soon as you get there

Bangambiki Habyarimana

The greatest wisdom is to be happy

Bangambiki Habyarimana

We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero

Bangambiki Habyarimana

True understanding lies beyond the desert

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Keeping hatred against someone is like helping him to torture you

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Not every wall needs a ceiling

You are what you believe

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it

Bangambiki Habyarimana

A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them

Bangambiki Habyarimana

If there is no reward, there is no reason to run

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Know the laws before you break them

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Please others and you please yourself

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Calm is the best revenge

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Some people have the license to sin: Soldiers, to kill; politicians, writers, priests, businessmen, married man and women, to lie; and married couples to have sex

Bangambiki Habyarimana

You can have some, but not all. Wanting to have it all is a sure recipe for disaster

Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you want an abscess to cure you must press it hard

Bangambiki Habyarimana

Soft feathers cannot make a cruel bird kind

True freedom is in not having a master, but in making the master your slave

Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you think you can't, you're wrong and right

Bangambiki Habyarimana

As soon as anger knocks at one’s door, wisdom prepares to leave.

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

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

A sharp stick is better than a blunt sword.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

When you strike the shepherd you strike the sheep.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Acquaintances are numerous. Friends are few. Enemies many.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

Matshona Dhliwayo

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

He who walks with the wise goes farther than he who runs with fools.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't take life for granted.Don't compare yourself to others.Don't run from your problems.Don't entertain negative people.Don't abuse your friendships.Don't hold onto the past.Don't throw away opportunities.Don't blame others for your failures.Don't quarrel over small issues.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Anger slowly.Forgive quickly.Trust cautiously.Love easily.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Smiling through confusion is courage.Smiling through tears is strength.Smiling through pain is power.Smiling through tragedy is greatness.

Matshona Dhliwayo

Dream more.Learn more.Work more.Become more.

Matshona Dhliwayo

The best opportunities sometimes have the worst appearances.The poorest people sometimes have the richest minds.The shallowest people sometimes have the deepest pockets.The quietest people sometimes have the wildest hearts.The meekest people sometimes have the greatest power.The calmest people sometimes have the uneasiest souls.The humblest people sometimes have the biggest accomplishments.

Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot lose if you have learned one new lesson.You cannot lose if you have helped one new person.You cannot lose if you have overcome one new obstacle.

Matshona Dhliwayo

A spider is slow, but its web catches the fastest flies.

Matshona Dhliwayo

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