Wise Sayings Quotes Quotes

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“A girraffe doesn't waste time quarrelling with rabbits over what the top of a tree looks like.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ocean's beauty is in its clear waters, but its strength lies in its dark depths.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Hate subtracts from your life.
Virtue adds to your life.
Love multiplies your life.
Envy divides your life.

When full of love,
the heart is at its highest potential.
When full of lust,
the heart is at a mediocre potential.
When full of greed,
the heart is at its lowest potential.
Love knits people together;
the love of money tears them apart.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is an ocean whose beginning you can see, but whose end you cannot grasp.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“It is easier to separate a bird from its worms than from its songs.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“A flower doesn't lose its beauty because weeds mocked it.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

Bohdi Sanders
“It is better to keep your opinions of other people to yourself and not share those feelings with others. There is no reason for you to express your opinion concerning those in power. Mind your own business and keep your opinions to yourself.”
Bohdi Sanders, Defensive Living: The Other Side of Self-Defense

“One pearl of wisdom is worth more than ten nuggets of gold.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“A bee's sting is sweet if all you are thinking about is getting honey.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“A lion earns its honor in the jungle.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“The best exercise for the human mind is solving a problem,
for the human heart is loving an enemy,
and for the human soul is submitting to God.

When a man is madly in love with a woman,
he becomes a fool.
When a man is madly in love with himself,
he becomes a braggart.
When a man is madly in love with God,
he becomes a saint.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“A step towards love is a mile towards virtue.
A step towards virtue is a mile towards wisdom.
A step towards wisdom is a mile towards joy.

Invest in wisdom;
the returns are certain.
Invest in love;
the rewards are plenty.
Invest in God;
the blessings are infinite.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“One fish in your net is better than ten thousand in the river.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“I would rather be a fearless fox than a cowardly lion.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“A sage's lowest wisdom surpasses a scholar's highest intelligence.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“To lose a thousand pebbles in the persuit of one diamond is gain.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“One who is thirsty should not poison a well, even if it belongs to his enemy.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom makes you rich, joy makes you affluent, and love makes you wealthy.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is the highest thought.
Love is the highest emotion.
Vice is the lowest action.

Great things are born out of goodness.
Extraordinary things are born out of kindness.
Impossible things are born out of transcendence.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“True wisdom is like an ocean; the deeper you the greater the treasures you'll find.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“If you jump into a fire, your shadow alone is brave enough to follow you.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“Eternity is the mother of time; days are just her children.”
Matshona Dhliwayo

“I would rather be the tail of a lion than be the head of a hyena.”
Matshona Dhliwayo