Sage Quotes Quotes

If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.

~ 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

When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you try to test a river’s depths with both feet, you will drown.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

~ 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

If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.

~ 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 tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

People think that whatever comes out of the mouth of a wise man is the choicest gem, sometime it's utter stupidity and rubbish

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

Fall from ignorance, and you will rise to reason.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

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

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You cannot wake up one who refuses to open his eyes.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

The highest wisdom is sometimes found in the lowest people.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Light poured out multiplies light poured in.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

God created sages because He wanted to leave the light on in the universe.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Don't resist change if it is to your advantage.Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.Don't burn down bridges you will need to cross tomorrow.Don't expect other people to solve your problems.Don't let what's behind you dictate what's ahead of you.Don't lose sleep over anyone who doesn't lose sleep over you.Don’t let life's small arrows wound your big soul.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

Scholars love knowledge.Philosophers love wisdom.The most knowledgeable become professors.The most wise become sages.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

You don’t need a long beard to be a sage,you need to be teachable.You don’t need gray hair to be wise,you need to be sensible.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

A sage’s mind is greater than a warrior’s sword.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

As light nourishes plants, wisdom nourishes sages.

~ Matshona Dhliwayo

True freedom is in not having a master, but in making the master your slave

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

If you think you can't, you're wrong and right

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

We are looking for value, guidance, advice, inspiration; for someone to show us the way. When we find him, he is our hero

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

True understanding lies beyond the desert

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

Keeping hatred against someone is like helping him to torture you

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

You are what you believe

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

Experience is hard to acquire. Only the wise acquire it

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

A good man can be destroyed by the association with men of evil character. A wise man can learn from them

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

If there is no reward, there is no reason to run

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

Know the laws before you break them

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

Please others and you please yourself

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

Calm is the best revenge

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

Some people have the license to sin: Soldiers, to kill; politicians, writers, priests, businessmen, married man and women, to lie; and married couples to have sex

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana

You can have some, but not all. Wanting to have it all is a sure recipe for disaster

~ Bangambiki Habyarimana