Life Wisdom Lessons Wise Quotes & Sayings

You have no power over your past,
but you do over your present.
You have no power over your history,
but you do over your future.
You have no power over your fortune,
but you do over your actions.
You have no power over your reputation,
but you do over your character.
You have no power over destiny,
but you do over yourself.
You have no power over anyone,
but you do over your world. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Truth is the flower of adversity. — Debasish Mridha

Every stage of life is a chapter of a book. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Life is a heroic faith. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't waste dollars counting cents. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Many people die long before their departure date,
Through ignorance of living a life they never wanted to be apart of but are to scared to change. — Nikki Rowe

Life is a sacred breath. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Denial of the Self accomplishes nothing. — Abhijit Naskar

The happiest people on Earth are the ones who know love. — Wayne Gerard Trotman

A relax soul is a sacred-being. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't make excuses for your mistakes.
Don't try to please your enemies.
Don't run from your responsibilities.
Don't force your opinions on others.
Don't complain about things you can change.
Don't compare yourself to anyone.
Don't let undeserving people into your life. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Life is a gracious gift. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Bitterness block the sacred blessings. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Religion is an experience, not a bunch of doctrines. — Abhijit Naskar

Nobody can help you as much as you can help yourself. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Wisdom, in short, whose lessons have been represented as so hard to learn by those who never were at her school, only teaches us to extend a simple maxim universally known and followed even in the lowest life, a little farther than that life carries it. And this is, not to buy at too dear a price. Now, whoever takes this maxim abroad with him into the grand market of the world, and constantly applies it to honours, to riches, to pleasures, and to every other commodity which that market affords, is, I will venture to affirm, a wise man. — Henry Fielding

Life is a gift; value it.
Life is a trial; endure it.
Life is a journey; complete it.
Life is a test; pass it.
Life is a task; fulfill it.
Life is an opportunity; use it.
Life is a moment; enjoy it.
Life is a mission; accomplish it. — Matshona Dhliwayo

In the challenges of life lie the lessons of wisdom; the wise are those who have endured many challnges — Keagana 'Thuso'

To make wealth wisdom, one needs to be wise. Wisdom may be able to wear the suit of wealth but wealth may not be able to wear the suit of wisdom — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Never cut down a tree whose shade you might need tomorrow. — Matshona Dhliwayo

God will fulfil His promise. Wait patiently for God to act. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Not all of us were meant to teach,
but all of us were meant to learn.
Not all of us were meant to lead,
but all of us were meant to serve.
Not all of us were meant to be rich,
but all of us were meant to be charitable.
Not all of us were meant to be famous,
but all of us were meant to be upright.
Not all of us were meant to be mighty,
but all of us were meant to persevere.
Not all of us were meant to be extraordinary,
but all of us were meant to prevail. — Matshona Dhliwayo

So I'm beginning to think that when I'm fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety years old I still won't be any closer to being wise and knowledgeable. Perhaps people on their deathbeds, who have had long, long lives, seen it all, travelled the world, have had kids, been through their own personal traumas, beaten their demons and learned the harsh lessons of life will be thinking : God, people in heaven must really know it all. — Cecelia Ahern

Don't You Get it? This very second you could be doing something you love and dream about doing. So do it! Now! — Anonymous

Life is a daring faith. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The smartest fish are still in the sea. — Matshona Dhliwayo

If you know how it's to be treated unfairly, you will be gentle with others. — Lailah Gifty Akita

There is something incredibly beautiful about a woman, who knows herself, she can't break, she just falls but in every fall she rises, past who she was before. — Nikki Rowe

Knowledge is worth nothing, until it is put to practice. — Abhijit Naskar

When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience. — Jaeda DeWalt

By studying yesterday, you will understand today. — Suzy Kassem

There are some things you can't learn at any university, except for one, the University of Life ... the only college where everyone is a permanent student. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Seek to be the smartest in a room, not the loudest. — Matshona Dhliwayo

It is better to love than hate. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The greatest strength is the spirit of endurance. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Don't take life for granted.
Don't compare yourself to others.
Don't run from your problems.
Don't entertain negative people.
Don't abuse your friendships.
Don't hold onto the past.
Don't throw away opportunities.
Don't blame others for your failures.
Don't quarrel over small issues. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You may give up your big dream and that is very hard! If necessary, give it up but then create a new one! Never live without big dreams because they will keep you alive in life! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Anger slowly.
Forgive quickly.
Trust cautiously.
Love easily. — Matshona Dhliwayo

At times, look back towards your ancient days, drink deep from the eternal fountain of wisdom long gone, and then look ahead. — Abhijit Naskar

You can't always control what happens to you but you can master how you react to it. — Nikki Rowe

Youthful exuberance is splendid. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Learn how to learn...then start learning — Munia Khan

Do good.
Spread love.
Embrace all.
Hurt none. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Generosity is the heart of humanity. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Reading leads to knowledge and wise ways of living. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Wise is the fool who becomes a master at laughter. — Curtis Tyrone Jones

Mistakes focus our minds on specific details. They weed out truths and afford us goals, bringing straight to our attention lessons to be learned. Mistakes are not meant to make us failures; they are meant to make us wise. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Love is the heartbeat of life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I don't like the situation but I must endure. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If you did not live to love, what have you live for? — Lailah Gifty Akita

Some days I don't know what is greater.
My wisdom, or my stupidity. — Sanober Khan

Less fear, more courage.
Less doubt, more faith.
Less talking, more action.
Less ignorance, more knowledge. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Life is a battle; face it.
Life is a jungle; explore it.
Life is a puzzle; study it.
Life is a mystery; solve it.
Life is a game; beat it.
Life is an opponent; defeat it.
Life is a treasure; cherish it. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Realization of your inner divinity is the scientific religion of thinking humanity. — Abhijit Naskar

Hear others, and you will be heard.
Understand others, and you will be understood.
Help others, and you be will be helped.
Love others, and you will be loved. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Sometimes we need a wise guide to peel back the ceiling of our lives to remind us that infinity never places any limits on our skies. — Curtis Tyrone Jones

Everybody wishes to have something that somebody else has. And that's the root of all sorrows. — Abhijit Naskar

Don't speak thoughtlessly.
Don't worry unnecessarily.
Don't work half-heartedly.
Don't spend recklessly.
Don't give begrudgingly.
Don't act self-centeredly.
Don't live short-sightedly. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Smiling through confusion is courage.
Smiling through tears is strength.
Smiling through pain is power.
Smiling through tragedy is greatness. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The things I
learned are
hidden they will
come out and show
me the way
One day — Elena Toledo

Dream more.
Learn more.
Work more.
Become more. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Therapy to life: Eat with the wise, and drink with the fools! — Anthony Liccione

Notwithstanding how uncanny moments of life might be, you never walk backwards. Once you take a step, you move forward by a step with a step. That is life! Even a child would never crawl backward and so would streams hardly flow backward. Just keep moving when it is a must to move! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

People say there are thousands of options we have in life. I say we have only two: we can either be happy or be unhappy. — Pawan Mishra

There is always exception to every rule. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I sat and reflected on the situation I had faced
I needed answers to the questions I still, didnt have the courage to ask ...
But I need to know,
How was this to be apart of my destiny? — Nikki Rowe

I nurture daily wellness. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Mary watched the sunset from her carriage window, realizing that such beauty could never last. Life was a golden glory that faded in the wink of an eye. Life was a village fair that only lasted for a single day. As the carriage rattled along, rocking her like a babe in arms, Mary felt very old and wise. She found that she didn't mind being taken back to the castle, to a caring captivity that was filled with comforts and kindness. And she also found that she couldn't keep her eyes open. — Margaret George

Good well-being leads to good working performance. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We don't exist to survive. We live to strive. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A quiet soul, peaceful life — Lailah Gifty Akita

You cannot buy trust,you have to earn it. — Munia Khan