Enlightenment Quotes Quotes

You become greater than what you conquer within.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you go through life expecting nothing chances are you'll be content most of the time.

~ Mark W. Boyer

Dissimilar from acquiring riches and fame, which are largely products of providence, we self-manufacture our own lot of goodness. If we ground everything we do upon a moral principle and especially love, affection, and compassion, we might not accomplish all the goals that we hoped to achieve, but we will not be hampered with unyielding regret or remorse for the effort expended. If we approach each stage in life with true passion, then each step along a broken or straight path is at least honest. If we honor the commitments that we make to ourselves and act to honor all our personal obligations with other people by devoting our entire intelligence, drive, and vital life force, and do not waste our effort on greedy, wanton, or wasteful activities, we shall grow stronger. Judicious deployment of personal resources ensures that we shall experience a sense of renewal at each important milepost along the way. If we maintain our vow of faith and love people freely, an internal lightness will guide us in our time of uncertainly.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

In all humilitylet it be said -there's no godin End Realitybut Onenessunto all is All -Whole's Unity.

~ Fakeer Ishavardas

Angels, fairies, gods, hell-heaven, mediating messiahs, demons, spirits etc. - are but your cultural-isms. Free be of these prisons.

~ Fakeer Ishavardas

You're not a piece of nothing, but the all of everything.

~ Fakeer Ishavardas

An enlightened person strives to live a meaningful life, defined by their personal humility joy, passion, and profound reverence for life.

~ Kilroy J. Oldster

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. 

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is difficult to fill a broken vessel, and impossible to fill a leaking one.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Knowledge is strength, understanding is mastery, and wisdom is power.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

We all come into the world rocks, but the enlightened leave it diamonds.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Ignorance shuts the mind’s door tight, wisdom swings it wide open.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The mind speaks, though it does not have lips.The heart moves, though it does not have feet.The soul rises, though it does not have wings.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The mind is a temple of knowledge, the heart is a temple of understanding, and the soul is a temple of wisdom; together they are a temple of enlightenment.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

There are many paths leading to One. These herbs carry within their fragile essence a secret of Life, Universe, Creation, and the secrets of Enlightenment. We all carry the Truth within, and every drop of water, every flower, every man intuitively knows it, no matter what the path we choose to follow is.

~ Nataša Nuit Pantović

Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Water has no mouth, but swallows many. Light has no hands, but touches many. Wind has no feet, but carries many. Darkness has no teeth, but devours many.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A few hours spent reading a book is better than a lifetime of ignorance.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Be like the sun; warm to everyone, even your enemies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Education costs an arm and a leg, but ignorance costs you your mind and your soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light cannot enter a dark room without illumining it.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Paying the high cost of education is better than paying the high price of ignorance.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Good deeds are the highest notes in life's symphony.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo