Matshona Dhliwayo's Blog - Posts Tagged "wise-sayings"

1. The sweetest fruits grow at the top of a tree so that only those who deserve them can reach them.
2. Help from a stranger is better than sympathy from a relative.
3. It is impossible for a man to outpace his shadow.
4. Intelligence helps you build a ship; wisdom helps you cross the ocean.
5. Money doesn't grow on trees, but grows on intelligent minds.
6. Books are kinder teachers than experience.
7. Wisdom = Natural intelligence + Spiritual Intelligence.
8. An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master.
9. Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.
10. Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.
11. The pen is mightier than the sword as long as it doesn't run out of ink.
12. Brain power + heart power + soul power = great power
13. Don't blow out someone’s candle or you'll both end up in the dark.
14. A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.
15. If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.
16. Feed your enemies with a long spoon so they can't bite your hand.
17. Time arrives like a friend and then tiptoes away like a thief.
18. If you step on everyone's toes, you will have no one to dance with.
19. True enemies are better than false friends.
20. Intellectual intelligence +emotional intelligence + spiritual intelligence = Extraordinary intelligence

1. A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.
2. A book is a small universe you can fit onto your shelf.
3. A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.
4. 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.
5. Wisdom lies at the edge of intelligence. Joy lies at the edge of happiness. Faith lies at the edge of boldness. Love lies at the edge of kindness. God lies at the edge of righteousness.
6. A step towards wisdom is a leap towards enlightenment.
7. Tell a man, he might understand; show a man, he will understand.
8. A candle that lights another does not have to work as hard to bring forth light.
9. It is easy to learn from listening, easier to learn from observing, and easiest to learn from practicing.
10. Teaching you how to grow a garden is better than giving you a thousand roses.
11. A fish is a genius in water, an eagle is a genius in air, a fox is a genius on land, and a sage is a genius in life.
12. In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.
13. Dream more, read more, learn more, and you will become more.
14. Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.
15. When a star falls from the sky, it is replaced by the deeds of the enlightened.

“When it’s hard to run to light, jog; when it’s hard to jog, walk; when it’s hard to walk, limp; when it’s hard to limp, crawl. As long as you are headed to light, the shackles of darkness are left behind.”
~Matshona Dhliwayo