Do not give them a candle to light the way, teach them how to make fire instead. That is the meaning of enlightenment.
~ Kamand Kojouri
The world needs teachers – teachers who have broken their own shackles of indoctrination – teachers who can go beyond the narrow-mindedness of the society. A handful of these young, brave and zealous teachers in every nation, shall be enough to rekindle the spark of pure knowledge in the entire species.
~ Abhijit Naskar
If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches us anything, it is that supposedly worthy displays of democracy in action can actually do more harm than good. Witness a nation now more divided; an intergenerational schism in the making; both a governing and opposition party torn to shreds from the inside; infinitely more complex issues raised than satisfactory solutions provided. It begs the question 'Was it really all worth it' ?
~ Alex Morritt
The loudest preacher in the world is your conscience, the cleverest is wisdom, the rowdiest is passion, the surest is truth, the purest is love, and the highest is God.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Shine your light at all times, you never know who you are leading out of the dark.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your first teacher is your mother, the second is people, the third is life, and the fourth is God.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Practicing what you preach is the world’s most eloquent sermon.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn more than others. Work more than others. Succeed more than others. Give more than others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
There is no smarter professor than life, and no wiser sage than experience.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
To be knowledgeable, sit before scholars; to be wise, sit before life.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
On the path to greatness, life teaches you to walk with stones in your shoes.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
If an eagle is teaching you to fly, ignore the advice of turkeys.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
An ambitious amateur will rise above a complacent master.
~ 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
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
Roses do not bloom the same time as daisies.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Keep on exploring.Keep on evolving.Keep on experimenting.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Working together for a great mission is very fulfilling!
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Any training is initially difficult, but with persistence practice, we can master the art.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
How could we love books more than money? This is the state of book lovers.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita