If the sun shone for itself, it would be blinded by its own light; if a river flowed for itself, it would be drowned by its own weight.
~ 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.
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.
It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.
It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.
An ugly candle that lights up a home is better than a beautiful lamp that merely decorates a room.
A bird cannot fly upward if each wing is flapping in a different direction.
Daisies that bring you joy are better than roses that bring you sorrow.
If a bird does not bring out all of the songs on its heart, all its symphonies die inside.
Light travels halfway around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.
Light travels half away around the world while darkness is still putting its shoes on.
When birds eat from your hand, they are letting the whole world know that they trust you.
You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.
You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.
The spoon’s color does not change the soup’s taste.
The sky won’t shed tears if stars refuse to shine, it will wait for the sun.
It is in vain to stone the sky, no matter how big the rock is.
Noble leaders choose: wisdom over wealth, knowledge over fame, understanding over honor, virtue over titles, and people over power.
The mind speaks, thought it does not have lips. The heart moves, though it does not have feet. The soul rises, though it does not have wings.
If a tree bears sweet fruit, birds have many reasons to visit it.
If the sun needed friends to shine, it would not rule the sky alone.
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.
It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.
When you have nothing, be hopeful; when you have little, be grateful; when you have much, be sensible; when you have everything, be humble.
If you try to test a river’s depths with both feet, you will drown.
Cockiness – the state subjective or intuitive state of self-assurance – is a sign of ignorance. Maturity comes with encountering the horrible and learning about what a person can withstand.
~ Kilroy J. Oldster
An angry wife can be more frightening than an army of disgruntled soldiers.
Marrying a stupid person is a reflection of your thoughtlessness.Marrying a clever person is a reflection of your intelligence.Marrying a wise person is a reflection of your shrewdness.Marrying a virtuous person is a reflection of your uprightness.
The wise know much, but pretend to know little; the ignorant know little, but pretend to know much; and the foolish know nothing, but pretend to know all.
If you want to know how good a tree is, examine how many birds flock to feed off of its fruit.
A wife who discomforts you with truth is better than a mistress who massages you with lies.
It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.
Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.
Light cannot hide its beauty, not even in darkness.
You cannot control the ocean, but you can guide the rivers that feed it.
If you are too good to look after God’s trash, you are not good enough to look after God’s treasure.
To see a man’s true colors, tell him you’re saving yourself for marriage. To see a woman’s true colors, tell her you’re poor.
Busy hands achieve more than idle tongues.
Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.
You don’t have to remind a flower when its time to bloom is near, it has been preparing for it all of its life.
