wisdom-quote

A tree does not despair when its fruit falls to the ground, because it knows in due time, its seeds will rise.

If you don't take inventory of your blessings, ingratitude will try to steal them from you.

It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears.

It is not the size of the candle that matters, but the size of its light.

Wisdom at the mountain-foot sees farther than intelligence at the mountaintop.

Intelligence is the icing, but wisdom is the cake.

Be like stars; when darkness tries to stop you from shining, shine all the more.

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.

It is the roof that fights the rain, but the builder who gets all the glory.

If the sun needed friends to shine, it would not rule the sky alone.

It is in the shade that you look up at a tree and appreciate its efforts.

If you swim with sharks, make sure you have the appetite of a whale.

Beware of befriending wolves; remember, they are only loyal to their appetite.

It is in vain to try and kick the wind.

One who never reads only goes where his feet can take him, but one who does, travels around the world.

Sages see further with their eyes closed than scholars with their eyes open.

It is impossible for light to bow before darkness.

You can curse the sun a thousand times, but cannot keep it from shining, even for a day.