Sage Quotes Quotes

“Truth is straight.
Ignorance is narrow.
Knowledge is wide.
Wisdom is high.

Contentment is straight.
Lust is narrow.
Peace is wide.
Joy is high.

Humility is straight.
Ego is narrow.
Grace is wide.
Meekness is high.

Faith is straight.
Envy is narrow.
Hope is wide.
Love is high.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Identify who you are.
Understand who you are.
Appreciate who you are.
Embrace who you are.

Celebrate who you are.
Enjoy who you are.
Respect who you are.
Love who you are.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Free your mind,
ignorance is a prison.
Liberate your heart,
greed is a jail.
Release your soul,
arrogance is a cell.

Embrace knowledge,
education is independence.
Acquire understanding,
awareness is freedom.
Utilize enlightenment,
perception is power.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Peace in your mind is patience,
in your heart is confidence,
in your soul is contentedness,
and in your life is happiness.

Joy in your mind is stillness,
in your heart is pleasantness,
in your soul is kindness,
and in your life is friendliness.

Love in your mind is goodness,
in your heart is benevolence,
in your soul is graciousness,
and in your life is tenderness.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Wisdom is your mentor, never forsake it.
Understanding is your guide, never ignore it.
Ignorance is your enemy, never embrace it.
Faith is your helper, never desert it.
Hope is your confidant, never reject it.
Despair is your opponent, never tolerate it.
Peace is your consoler, never avoid it.
Contentment is your companion, never betray it.
Greed is your adversary, never accept it.
Joy is your healer, never shun it.
Happiness is your friend, never disown it.
Envy is your antagonist, never welcome it.
Love is your savior, never abandon it.
Kindness is your helpmate, never oppose it.
Hatred is your rival, never approve it.
Virtue is your preacher, never discard it.
Integrity is your accomplice, never deny it.
Vice is your nemesis, never accommodate it.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love has many eyes to seek the lost,
many ears to hear the weeping,
many hands to uphold the poor,
many shoulders to carry the weary,
and many feet to visit the sick.

Love has no eyes, but sees much,
has no ears, but hears much,
has no hands, but does much,
has no mind, but thinks much,
and has no heart but feels much.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“10 Tips for Overcoming Bitterness

1. Avoid anger.
2. Live joyfully.
3. Shun envy.
4. Practice gratitude.
5. Seek peace.
6. Forgive.
7. Be content.
8. Tame your ego.
9. Murmur less.
10. Love more.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When I was weak, I was full of fear.
When I was strong, I was full of hope.
When I was a happy, I was full of peace.
When I was a sad, I was full of suffering.

When I was poor, I was full of gratitude.
When I was rich, I was full of longing.
When I was wise, I was full of grace.
When I was foolish, I was full of ignorance.

When I was a child, I was full of joy.
When I was a youth, I was full of laughter.
When I was an adult, I was full of trouble.
When I was an elder, I was full of wisdom.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Light is full of strength.
Nature is full of might.
The world is full of energy.
The universe is full of power.

Nature is a masterpiece of Earth.
Earth is a jewel of light.
Light is a showpiece of the cosmos.
The universe is a magnum opus of love.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“There is no priest purer than virtue,
no prophet greater than faith,
no preacher louder than prudence,
no principality higher than goodness,
and no power larger than love.

There is no saint warmer than mercy,
no angel swifter than joy,
no nurse gentler than compassion,
no pleasure sweeter than excitement,
and no breeze cooler than peace.

There is no student brighter than knowledge,
no scholar sharper than intelligence,
no teacher wiser than understanding,
no disciple cleverer than humility,
and no master loftier than wisdom.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“My thoughts are for everyone.
My joy is for friends.
My love is for family.
My time is for learning.

My mind is for the youth.
My heart is for the children.
My soul is for the broken.
My life is for the world.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Jealousy stings,
envy poisons,
anger burns,
and hatred murders.

Peace heals,
laughter remedies,
joy cures,
and love restores.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth has no ears.
Ignorance has no eyes.
Fear has no hands.
Lust has no mind.
Hate has no heart.
Evil has no soul.

Instinct has lips to speak to the mind.
Hope has feet to carry the heart.
Joy has hands to lift the soul.
Truth has eyes to see the world.
Love has ears to hear the universe.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Ignorance says, “hate others.”
Jealousy says, “hurt others.”
Folly says, “hinder others.”
Evil says, “harm everyone.”

Intelligence says, “help yourself.”
Virtue says, “help others.”
Wisdom says, “help your friends.”
Enlightenment says, “help everyone.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“To help people takes strength,
to inspire people takes wisdom,
to rule over them takes virtue,
but to elevate them takes love.

The real power of a leader is in:
the number of minds he can reach,
hearts he can touch,
souls he can move,
and lives he can change.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth is a stairway to knowledge,
existence is a highway to understanding;
together they are an elevator to experience.

Need is a stairway to want,
desire is a highway to action;
together they are an elevator to destiny.

Peace is a stairway to knowledge,
compassion is a highway to harmony;
together they are an elevator to world peace.

Books are a stairway to education,
awareness is a highway to understanding;
together they are an elevator to enlightenment.

Sleep is a stairway to rest,
life is a highway to death;
together they are an elevator to eternity.

Light is a stairway to God,
virtue is a highway to Heaven;
together they are an elevator to divinity.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The most important leaders in the world are parents.
The most important teachers in the world are students.
The most important artists in the world are children.
The most important preachers in the world are disciples.
The most important healers in the world are patients.
The most important prophets in the world are visionaries.

The most powerful are those who shun power.
The richest are those who shun money.
The most eminent are those who shun titles.
The most famous are those who shun fame.
The most privileged are those who shun privilege.
The most honorable are those who shun honor.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The weak dread obstacles,
the foolish invite them,
the wise avoid them,
the strong battle them,
and the great overcome them.

The strong overwhelm opponents,
the mighty crush them,
the shrewd outwit them,
the cowardly hide from them,
but the enlightened transcend them.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“The world sees.
The sky hears.
The universe understands.
The heavens speak.

The soul is the entryway to the heart,
the heart is the doorway to the mind,
the mind is the hallway to the world,
and the world is the passageway to the universe.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Every child needs a smile.
Every smile needs a heart.
Every joy needs a soul.
Every life needs a vessel.

Every heart needs a mind.
Every mind needs a body.
Everybody needs a soul.
Every soul needs an experience.

Every world needs a sky.
Every sky needs a star.
Every star needs a galaxy.
Every galaxy needs a universe.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Give hope.
Impart peace.
Share joy.
Spread love.

Pray for faith,
hope for peace,
strive for unity,
and persevere for harmony.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Greed is your opponent,
pride is your enemy,
envy is your adversary,
contentment is your friend,
and love is your helper.

Ignorance is your rival,
fear is your nemesis,
vice is your opposition,
virtue is your advocate,
and wisdom is your ally.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Loss cannot comprehend gain.
Lack cannot comprehend growth.
Vacuum cannot comprehend space.
Nothingness cannot comprehend awareness.
Growth cannot comprehend stagnation.
Progress cannot comprehend inaction.
Speed cannot comprehend inactivity.
Calmness cannot comprehend agitation.
Matter cannot comprehend nonexistence.
Nature cannot comprehend emptiness.
Illusion cannot comprehend reality.
Nowhere cannot comprehend somewhere.

Darkness cannot comprehend light.
Chaos cannot comprehend order.
Sound cannot comprehend silence.
Chance cannot comprehend fate.
Distance cannot comprehend separation.
Error cannot comprehend truth.
Force cannot comprehend rest.
Confusion cannot comprehend harmony.
Ignorance cannot comprehend intelligence.
Oblivion cannot comprehend consciousness.
Stillness cannot comprehend motion.
Death cannot comprehend life.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Your mind is a gift.
Your heart is a prize.
Your soul is a blessing.
Your life is your reward.

Your wisdom is a gift.
Your faith is a prize.
Your joy is a blessing.
Your love is your reward.

Your skill is a gift.
Your talent is a prize.
Your brilliance is a blessing.
Your genius is your reward.

Your money is a gift.
Your possessions are a prize.
Your titles are a blessing.
Your power is a reward.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Grief gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
hope gives you a thousand reasons to smile,
joy gives you a million reasons to laugh,
and love gives you a billion reasons to rejoice.

Doubt gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
expectation gives you a thousand reasons to smile,
purpose gives you a million reasons to laugh,
and determination gives you a billion reasons to rejoice.

Guilt gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
forgiveness gives you a thousand reasons to smile,
innocence gives you a million reasons to laugh,
and character gives you a billion reasons to rejoice.

Illness gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
health gives you a thousand reasons to smile,
vitality gives you a million reasons to laugh,
and wellness gives you a billion reasons to rejoice.

Death gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
birth gives you a thousand reasons to smile,
life gives you a million reasons to laugh,
and immortality gives you a billion reasons to rejoice.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Truth speaks,
love hears,
intuition sees,
prudence knows.

Passion feels,
patience listens,
mercy notices,
humanity knows.

Insight perceives,
intelligence understands,
intellect comprehends,
wisdom knows.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“When life is sweet, be thankful and rejoice.
When life is bitter, be strong and persevere.
When life is confusing, be calm and inquire.
When life is perplexing, be humble and learn.

When life is unfair, be firm and endure.
When life is turbulent, be optimistic and adapt.
When life is difficult, be determined and focus.
When life is prosperous, be wise and generous.

When life is good, be grateful and merry.
When life is exciting, be cautious and thankful.
When life is monotonous, be content and cheerful.
When life is life, be prudent and enjoy.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Negative thoughts prevent mindfulness.
Negative desires hinder happiness.
Negative habits counter excellence.
Negative people disturb peacefulness.

Positive thoughts foster brilliance.
Positive desires promote joyfulness.
Positive habits encourage blessedness.
Positive people inspire transcendence.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Distance is separation.
Heat is motion.
Silence is stillness.
Sound is movement.

Time is fate.
Force is acceleration.
Light is energy.
Life is intelligence.

Nature is a thought.
The world is an idea.
The universe is an expression.
Reality is an experience.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“I am fortitude,” said faith.
“I am contentment,” said peace.
“I am delight,” said joy.
“I am goodness,” said virtue.
“I am God,” said love.

“I am truth,” said knowledge.
“I am sight,” said understanding.
“I am perception,” said intelligence.
“I am prudence,” said wisdom.
“I am awareness,” said enlightenment.
“I am success,” said excellence.
“I am mastery,” said discipline.
“I am persistence,” said focus.
“I am influence,” said action.
“I am character,” said destiny.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo