A fool can read a thousand books and learn nothing.A wise person can read one and become great. Using books for decoration is what ordinary men do. Using books for knowledge is what intelligent people do.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Books have more useful things to say than fools.
A teacher instructs;a student absorbs.A book is a companion;a good one, a messiah.
Create answers where there are questions.Create solutions where there are problems.Create advantages where there are obstacles.Create opportunities where there are roadblocks.
A pretty heart is more valuable than a pretty face.
The greatest prison in the universe is an ignorant mind.
The enlightened are superior to the learned.
Prophets foretell the future,sages prepare for it.
Saints are slaves of good works.Sages are slaves of wisdom.Conquerors are slaves of victory.
The enlightened worry less than others,quarrel less than others,fight less than others,transgress less than others;care more than others,give more than others,and love more than others.
A sage's tongue is a little less than a prophet's,a prophet's tongue is a little less than an angel's.
Greater than a sage is the one who taught him; God is the teacher, and the wise are all His students.
My mother-in-law belongs in Hell, but the devil is afraid she’ll end up taking over.
Don't ask for a girl's hand in marriage and forget to ask for her leg too.
If God had a wife He would be in just as much trouble as any man.
Behind our wise words lie rare jewels;behind our reckless ones, bombs.
When the sun rises it casts a shadow on what does not shine as bright as it.
Write the masterpiece that has not been written.Sing the masterpiece that has not been sung.Paint the masterpiece that has not been painted.Create the masterpiece that has not been created.
United a herd is an army, divided a herd is fair game.
Do not hire those who are incapable.Do not fire those who are capable.A small, devoted army is greaterthan a large, indifferent one.
Your employees are your warriors, you are their general. Each sale is a victory.
If you despise your people,you will disregard them.If you hate your people,you will harm them.If you esteem your people,you will serve them.If you love your people,you will even die for them.
Lead rationally.Lead responsibly.Lead resiliently.Lead reliably.
What supporters say about their leadertells men a third about who he is.What supporters do for their leadertells men two thirds about who he is.What supporters give up for their leadertells men all of who he is.
A general is powerless without an army.An army is directionless without a general.To win battles a general and an army need each other.
Kings struggle to rule over nations,men struggle to rule over themselves;God effortlessly rules the universe.
In serving the poor,one serves humanity.In serving mankind,one serves equity.In serving goodness,one serves God.In serving the Creator,one serves himself.
A ruler who is loved is greater than a ruler who is feared.
Rather than always impose your will,allow men to learn from their mistakes.Great failures make great teachers;success enables one to forget some thingsa failure cannot afford to.
Don't let yesterday’s storm keep you from enjoying today's sunshine.
It is at midnight, not midday, that stars shine the brightest.
Lovely flowers sometimes bloom in ugly places.
Moving rocks today strengthens you for moving mountains tomorrow.
Today's tears water tomorrow's gardens.
Your back may be pushed against the wall, but your brain is not.
The most beautiful rainbows are sometimes formed in the ugliest storms.
Broken pencils still write beautiful songs.
