The heart is seldom wiser than the mind, but when it is, listen to it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.
Love that causes you pain is better than hate that brings you pleasure.
Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.
A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.
If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.
A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it.
Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.
Clear skies do not promise rain.
A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.
Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.
Gathering eggs is commonsense, waiting for them to hatch is wisdom.
It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.
Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.
The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.
If you push your luck too hard, fortune's muscles might tear.
Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.
Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul.
Watering a dead flower will not bring it back to life.
Follow your heart only if it has your mind's feet.
When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep.
Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.
If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.
A thorn is a rose's friend but a gardener’s enemy.
You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.
Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.
An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.
Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.
The most beautiful birds do not know how beautiful they are until they see their reflection in water.
Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.
A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.
Paying the high cost of education is better than paying the high price of ignorance.
A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.
Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.
You cannot marry your past without divorcing your future.
Love that brings you sorrow is better than hate that brings you joy.
Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.
Never cut down a tree whose shade you might need tomorrow.
Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.
Love is the most beautiful flower in the garden of life.
