Wise Quotes Quotes & Sayings

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. — Seneca.

Our mistakes rewire our brain and open up new gateways of perception. — Abhijit Naskar

Acquaintances are numerous. Friends are few. Enemies many. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The soul's tears are worth more than the heart's smiles. — Matshona Dhliwayo

One who has been stung by a spider should not go out and kill bees. — Matshona Dhliwayo

though aging reduces speed, it increases experience and understanding — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Like money used wisely, awareness comes & we let it go. Like life, it arises infinitely, to tease & to soothe, to flow through us. — Jay Woodman

If you build it well, a satisfaction comes
An honor to say I built that with fidelity,
Purpose, value and integrity — Richard L. Ratliff

When the drum beat comes to an end, you shall not hear the drum beat again, but you shall remember how it sounded, and you shall understand clearly how you should or should not have danced to the drum beat — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Do not go for conformity that breeds mediocrity! Choose instead to stand for transformation that does not only transforms lives, but true purpose and living as well. — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

My question to the atheist is, do you want an atheist world or a peaceful world? And to the believer, do you want a religious world or a peaceful world? Religious orientation doesn't define peace, but the answer here may define one's true nature. — Abhijit Naskar

Self-compassion is an inoculate for the mind, protecting it from potential harm. Emotional disease cannot contaminate the minds of those who are wise enough to love and accept themselves. — Miya Yamanouchi

Every past used to be a future once upon a time — Munia Khan

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

Think twice as much as others.
Study twice as much as others.
Work twice as much as others.
Give twice as much as others. — Matshona Dhliwayo

God is not all that interested in your grammar. He is interested in the meaning of your grammar! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Small truths have greater power than big lies. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Great teamwork, great results. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A clean pond is more useful than a dirty ocean. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The folly of the wise is better than the wisdom of fools. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise beautiful lake never desires to be famous, because fame dirty it! To remain pure, distance yourself from the reputation! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Good health, good life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A spider is slow, but its web catches the fastest flies. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A wise person explains complex things in simple way. An intelligent person explains simple things in complex way. — Debasish Mridha

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

Thoughts
thoughts. Are they not mine?
I think, I write, I type.
Thoughts. Are they wise?
Let truth be told in words, compiled together, create a page, a book.
Thoughts. Are they master piece?
Is it a prize winner? ... An Alfred Nobel?
Thoughts. Are they not mine?
Gift of God?
they are not mine. — Edna Stewart

You cannot lose if you have learned one new lesson.
You cannot lose if you have helped one new person.
You cannot lose if you have overcome one new obstacle. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Intelligence is what we learn.
Wisdom is what we unlearn. — J.R. Rim

When my mother died, I thought I'd drown in sorrow. But my grandmother said something very wise, and I've always held it close to my heart. She said that not even the sea is infinite, and neither is grief. — T. Frohock

Fools do not acknowledge God,
the proud reject Him,
the wise embrace Him,
and the righteous worship Him. — 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

Good leaders are intelligent;
great leaders are wise.
Good leaders are bold;
great leaders are fearless.
Good leaders are artful;
great leaders are kind.
Good leaders are warriors;
great leaders are servants.
Good leaders are managers;
great leaders are innovators. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Some people center the universe around themselves; while making other people nothing but decorations to their existence. "I will do this and then I will do that and then people will think this about me and then people will think that about me, and then I will add that person to my life when the convenient time arrives, and this person over here would make a very convenient addition as well ... " They build their own thrones for themselves, and add decorations all around their thrones. The problem with that is: it does not bring happiness. A throne must be built for you; it must not be you who builds your own throne. If so, everything that you think you are is only an illusion! And illusions dissolve one day. Poof! — C. JoyBell C.

Everyone spends money freely that is freely given. — B.C. Chase

Only the moon's smile can cure the unseen scars of darkness — Munia Khan

A wise person is able to save a city;
a fool is able to destroy a nation. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Wisdom is better than flattery, even if bitter in your ears. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A strong ant is better than a weak lion. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Mind your mind, mind your time and mind your life! Life is just once and the real certainty or uncertainty that can make you lose it is always uncertain; until you understand this well, you shall never neither understand how well to live your life each moment of time and leave indelible footprints, big or small, that shall please God nor shall you ever know how well to live and leave noble and indelible footprints worth not just talking about, but emulating. Mind your mind, mind your time and mind your life! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

If people institute wrong institutions, wrong institutions do not just produce wrong people, but wrong people who understand and accept mediocrity as an institution — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

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

The shrewd help the strong.
The wise help the weak. — Matshona Dhliwayo

We are not wise; we are wise to seek divine wisdom. — T.F. Hodge

Time appears to be most wasted when someone seeks truth in lies — Munia Khan

Ignore negative criticisms, focus on positive thoughts. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You will regret the moments you didn't let love in a hell of a lot more than the moments you did. — Courtney Giardina

You will need to know when to be assertive and wise enough to know when to exercise patience — Julian Pencilliah

The early lion gets the best game. — Matshona Dhliwayo

For the purpose of human health, it appears that it is wise to work and live below 4,900 feet. — Steven Magee

Can you see a serene island in the middle of a stormy ocean? And the wise man is that calm island! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Sharpen your mind with the beauty of knowledge and the tears of experience to be wise. — Debasish Mridha

Motivation always sparks a fire within us. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The shrewd may gain temporarily, but the wise gain permanently. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Dare to exercise rational thinking. — Abhijit Naskar

It is better to appear foolish serving God than to appear wise serving the devil. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I
started
creating;
Myself
From
The
Inside
Out
&
My
God
I
Wish
I
Had
Done
It
Sooner. — Nikki Rowe

Knowledge, you may get from books but wisdom is trapped within you, release it. — Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

It is not really wise to make too many assumptions when you don't yet have all the facts to do so. You may believe your conclusions are logical, while they may turn out to be totally wrong. — Sahara Sanders

Forgiveness is NOT forgetness. If you forgive, remember to be wise enough NOT to forget. — Widad Akreyi

May We Love Ourselves.
May We Love Each Other.
May We Believe that Our Dreams Can Come True.
We Are Strong.
We Are Wise.
We Are the Heroines of our Own Lives
-The Heroine's Club benediction — Melia Keeton-Digby

It does not matter whatsoever, what the people around you think you can or cannot do. What really matters is what you think about your capabilities. — Abhijit Naskar

Date to question. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The deadliest poison cannot harm you if you do not consume it. — Matshona Dhliwayo

It is at the edge of intelligence that wisdom awaits. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A conscience without regrets ~ to live life without having to say you're sorry. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Whenever you get an appetite, you feed yourself. Therefore, fill your belly on wisdom of things old and new. Only swallow the truth, less you choke on the lies. — Amaka Imani Nkosazana

A wise person makes use of one opportunity where as a fool misses a thousand. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Dwell on positive thoughts! — Lailah Gifty Akita

Children close their ears to Advice but Open their eyes to example.
Even New Genx Moms close their ears to Advice but Open their eyes to realize their mistakes eventually.
Think, Act Wise before it's Late. — Ilaxi Patel

If a God tends to reinforce the prejudices in a society instead of diminishing them from the society, then such God is worse than Cancer. — Abhijit Naskar

Without books, everything would have been crooked. Without books, the wisdom in books today would have been fairy and folk tales. Without books the whole truth about life would have been imaginations and a guessing game — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Build roads never seen before. Build bridges never existed before. Build a society never lived before. It is all in your hands now. — Abhijit Naskar

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

The edge of a precipice is a very merciless school; over there you either learn to be serious or you die foolishly! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Wilderness is wise; civilization enjoys the joy of foolishness. — Debasish Mridha

Shallow intellect is worse than ignorance. Ignorance can be treated with knowledge, but shallow intellect, that is illusion of knowledge, is untreatable and quite dangerous to the progress and wellbeing of humanity. — Abhijit Naskar

The are two kinds of people in this modern society. First and the majority are those fools who think they are wise, and second are the few wise individuals who know that they are fools. — Abhijit Naskar

The mind never sleeps. Though the body can be idle, there shall always be something for the mind to do! Do something with your mind then! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

A foolish son has no advantage over an orphan. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Daily walk promotes good health. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Be the help you seek from others. — Abhijit Naskar

Before complaining about your burden of life, you must first try to see what other people's burden of life is! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

True success is not the end of the journey; true success is a journey without an end. So many people relax after achieving something and they forget the undone. They neglect their untapped destiny and they halt their journey of life not reaching their real and true destination. Whilst we have life, we must live life. Whilst we have life, we must give a true meaning to life. Whilst we have life, we must dare to do the undone; though the road is weary; though we may be having a sense of fulfillment, and though we might have done something! Let us awake and pursue with all zeal and tenacity until we get to the real end of our true purpose and destiny, such that long after we are gone, the voice of our footprints will speak to inspire, build and raise a generation of champions ! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Do you want to give a special gift in the New Year to someone you love? Then let him or her realize this: We are the main shepherd of our fate, we are the main designer of our destiny! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Opportunity and risk come in pairs — Bangambiki Habyarimana

The marks of wise men - adherence to acts, worrying not of any praise be,
Rejection of what is blameable; in faith and reverence submerged absolutely.
[19] - 33 Mahatma Vidur — Munindra Misra

One who is lost cannot show others the way. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You are wise if you handle time better than you handle money. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The best way to achieve great success is to learn from wise people. Use them extensively with love, gratitude, and humility. — Debasish Mridha

Life is too short to listen to fools, and too important to ignore the wise. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Without reading many different books, you can never leave the port of ignorance and can never obtain the peaceful mind of knowing the truth! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Truth is independent of all dogmas, ancient or modern. — Abhijit Naskar

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control of
his mind. — Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib

He who cannot dance blames the song. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Library: The Temple of the Wise! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Where there is wisdom there is life,
and where there is evil there is death.
Folly is your enemy and so are fools;
wisdom is your friend and so are the wise. — Matshona Dhliwayo

You can't go back and I think that's the point of all to grow and grow until you don't want to anymore. — Nikki Rowe

I thought of this, tell me whether it is true or false; you do not know something, you cannot know everything and you can miss anything — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

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

A calm ocean is safer than a raging river. — Matshona Dhliwayo