Wisdom-quotes

"A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves."

"When you count your blessings, count life twice."

"Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair."

"If you surround yourself with people who don't care about you, be prepared for a life of misery."

"If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it."

"Make your wife happier, children wiser, yourself kinder, and you will make your life better."

"Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends."

"A wolf can only mock a lion thousands of miles away."

"To be happy: the simple pursue pleasure, the common pursue riches, the uncommon pursue knowledge, and the exceptional pursue wisdom."

"A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one."

"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."

"Don’t waste time watering a weed hoping to transform it into a flower."

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

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

"How do you know if you truly found the one? When loving her feels like a calling from God."

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

"Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give."

"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."

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