If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
Thinking outside of the box is unnecessary when there are no boxes in your imagination.
Don't try moving mountains God ordained you to climb.
Making your mark in the world is better than making trouble.
Wind either breaks a tree or teaches it to dance.
Disturbing encounters in life spur reflective thinking that jars a person from his or her exhausted ideologies and way of living. A person who lives passionately will develop a philosophic outlook because the road of excess leads to knowledge. Enthusiasm will frequently make a person look foolish, and result in intermittent periods of despondency and self-questioning, yet only exuberance and a degree of risk-taking leads us to wisdom.
~ Kilroy J. Oldster
If a lion invites you to dinner, turn down the offer, no matter how hungry you are.
If you waste time watering a fruitless tree, fruitful ones may die of thirst.
A lion's greater talents are revealed in the jungle, not in the circus.
The quickest way to find honey is to follow bees.
A tree's beauty lies in its branches, but its strength lies in its roots.
Learning how to cut trees down is intelligence, learning how to grow them is wisdom.
An original pebble is better than a counterfeit diamond.
If a lion takes its advice from sheep, it will go hungry.
When sheep grow blind, it is only wolves that rejoice.
If you place two flowers in the same vase, they will not argue over who is more beautiful.
A wolf can only curse a lion when surrounded by its peers.
Counting your chickens before they hatch is only wise if God has told you how many will survive.
A tree’s nature does not change because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.
To learn how to swim, observe fish; how to hunt, observe lions; how to work, observe bees, and how to live, observe sages.
If you hide honey in the dark, bees will still find it.
If you can't climb a tree, shake it, and its fruit will fall.
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.
A wolf's thoughts are seldom far from its appetite.
The hen that lays the most eggs deserves the most food.
The earliest bird gets the worm only if the worm is stupid enough to show up.
An apple only falls far from its tree when carried away by divine winds.
If men could fit water into their pockets, the ocean would be empty.
Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those who love you, and generous to those who adore you.
A wolf only attends a rabbit’s funeral to eat its young.
One who wishes to cross the ocean first builds a ship.
Beatings from truth are better than kisses from lies.
A wound won't heal if you keep touching it.
Knowledge never grows old, it is eternally young.
The world’s greatest classroom has no walls: nature.
A sage is a library whose bookshelves are in his soul.
It is better to be a star for one day than a moon for a lifetime.
In knowledge there is strength, in understanding there is might, and in wisdom there is power.
If a fly lands on your food, do not use a hammer to remove it.
A scholar’s pen is more valuable than a warrior’s sword.
