Wisdom-quotes

"What you think is a seed, what you say is the bud, and what you do is the fruit."

"The past is your teacher. The present is your opportunity. The future is your reward."

"A flower in a desert still has no reason to envy a thorn in a rainforest."

"They know your face, but not your mind. They understand your words, but not your heart. They hear your name, but not your soul. They grasp your past, but not your future."

"Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest."

"A bird will only fall from the sky when it stops believing in its ability to fly, and a fish will only drown in water when it stops believing in its ability to swim."

"If the sky had no tears, the world would have no rainbows."

"If you live in the desert, view the sun not as your enemy, but as your friend. If you live in the wilderness, view nature not as your adversary, but as your companion."

"One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies."

"Learn from a river; obstacles may force it to change its course, but never its destination."

"A shrewd enemy will teach you more than a foolish friend."

"An ounce of wisdom is worth more than a pound of knowledge."

"Planting your own garden is better than waiting for someone to bring you flowers."

"At ten, you are foolish. At twenty, you are naive. At thirty, you are alert. At forty, you are experienced. At fifty, you are wise."

"You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great."

"A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed."

"Learn from acquaintances, and you are clever; from friends, and you are intelligent; from enemies, and you are shrewd; but learn from all, and you are wise."

"Teach the ignorant. Study the wise. Avoid the foolish. Embrace the enlightened."

"It is better to help an enemy than to harm a friend."