Tina Haigler

“Guilt is born in shame.
Error is born in speculation.
Chaos is born in confusion.
Anger is born in bitterness.
Wrath is born in rage.
Fear is born in mistrust.
Violence is born in intolerance.
Evil is born in ignorance.
Death is born in sin.

Want is born in need.
Mercy is born in compassion.
Peace is born in contentment.
Hope is born in confidence.
Meekness is born in strength.
Patience is born in long-suffering.
Integrity is born in goodness.
Decency is born in dignity.
Joy is born in love.

Fate is born in time.
Chance is born in fate.
Motion is born in rest.
Force is born in acceleration.
Distance is born in separation.
Curiosity is born in observation.
Consciousness is born in awareness.
Perception is born in understanding.
Reason is born in clarity.

Matter is born in space.
Light is born in darkness.
Sound is born in silence.
Wind is born in stillness.
Heat is born in motion.
Nature is born in chaos.
Harmony is born in confusion.
Energy is born in God.
Experience is born in time.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is an honest saint,
ignorance is a helpless scholar,
vice is an uncaring sinner,
and love is a kind sage.

Knowledge is the path,
understanding is the way,
wisdom is the highway,
and enlightenment is the destination.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Young men in such matters are so often without any fixed thoughts! They are such absolute moths. They amuse themselves with the light of the beautiful candle, fluttering about, on and off, in and out of the flame with dazzled eyes, till in a rash moment they rush in too near the wick, and then fall with singed wings and crippled legs, burnt up and reduced to tinder by the consuming fire of matrimony. Happy marriages, men say, are made in heaven, and I believe it.”
― Anthony Trollope, Complete Works of Anthony Trollope

“If you have debts, you are poor;
if you have assets, you are fortunate;
if you have money, you are privileged;
if you have peace, you are rich;
and if you have contentment, you are wealthy.

If you have greed, you are poor;
if you have faith, you are fortunate;
if you have joy, you are privileged;
if you have charity, you are rich;
and if you have love, you are wealthy.

If you have ignorance, you are poor;
if you have education, you are fortunate;
if you have understanding, you are privileged;
if you have knowledge, you are rich;
and if you have wisdom, you are wealthy.

If you have no one, you are poor;
if you have an acquaintance, you are fortunate;
if you have a friend, you are privileged;
if you have a lover, you are rich;
and if you have a soulmate, you are wealthy.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo