Guru Quotes

You can paint the whole sky black, but that won’t keep stars from shinning.

The sun is intelligent because it never rises too early, and wise because it never sets too late.

A small sharp axe clears a forest quicker than a big blunt one.

The early bird gets the worm, and the early fox gets the bird.

The worm’s bad luck is the bird’s good fortune.

A dove struggling in a storm grows stronger than an eagle soaring in sunshine.

If you pour more water into a river, it will not drown the fish.

A tree is only as good as the seed it is stems from.

Faith moves mountains, intelligence goes over them, wisdom goes around them, but love levels them.

You are better than your past, greater than your present, and brighter than your future.

One who protects himself from negative thoughts protects himself from negative outcomes.

The greatest universe is not somewhere out there, but inside of yourself.

The most beautiful people are those who bring out the beauty in others.

Think before you speak. Question before you judge. Examine before you decide.

If you have the power to think, you have the power to change your world.

Reward those who help you. Forget those who use you. Ignore those who judge you. Forgive those who wrong you.

One good friend is better than a thousand acquaintances.

Listen to all, believe few, count on some, but trust none.

In my youth I had three teachers: friends, enemies, and books. In my adulthood I had three professors: God, nature, and life.

It is in vain to chase two birds at the same time, even if you have a thousand legs.

If you stop tending to flowers when they lose a few petals, you will never grow a garden.

When a storm shows up, always remind yourself a rainbow is hiding behind it.

If you want your inner light to shine brighter, illuminate someone else’s.

Knowledge is the path, understanding is the way, wisdom is the highway, and enlightenment is the destination.

The cleanest feet in the universe are positive thoughts walking through your mind.

A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly.

The sweeter the fruit a tree bears the greater the number of birds that eat from it.

A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.

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

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

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.

A rough diamond is still worth more than a polished pebble.

The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.

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

If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof on your head, and a dream in your heart, you have everything you need in life.

Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.

True riches belong to those who shun false ones.

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

You are a gift to the universe, but a package is only valuable if it allows itself to be unwrapped.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Helping yourself is common sense, helping others is virtue, helping yourself and others is enlightenment.

Ears for wisdom, hands for work, eyes for opportunities, and a mouth for thanks.

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.