wisdom-quote

When perplexed, God appears to you in the form of wisdom; when troubled, in the form of peace; when sad, in the form of joy; when heartbroken, in the form of love.

If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.

Thoughts can only hurt you with your permission, feelings can only wound you with your consent, experiences can only damage you with your authorization; life can only ruin you with your approval.

If you shake a tree, fruit must fall, no matter how reluctant it is.

A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice.

The most difficult door to open is the entrance to an ignorant mind.

The ignorant learn from none, the simple learn from some, the intelligent learn from many, but the enlightened learn from all.

Don__ waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower.

A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.

If you want to shine, sit before a lamp; if you want to shine brighter, sit before a fire; but if you want to shine the brightest, sit before a sage.

If you have a house but no home, you are homeless; knowledge but no wisdom, you are imprudent; acquaintances but no friends, you are lonely; money but no happiness, you are poor; and life but no joy, you are lifeless.

Life is like that...sometimes you have to peel off the bitterness in order to get to the part that is sweet.

One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

When hunting a lion it is wise to remind yourself that you too are being hunted.

Your strength lies in knowledge, your power lies in wisdom, your treasure lies in understanding, and your wealth lies in life.

If you want little, give little; if you want much, give much; if you want all, give all.

Be merry, because it confuses your enemies; happy, because it annoys them; cheerful, because it angers them; and joyful, because it kills them.

If birds sing without worrying about who is listening to them, and monkeys dance without worrying about who is watching them, and hyenas laugh without worrying about who is mocking them, then you too must do what you do best without worrying about who is ridiculing you.